Various studies have shown that women are more successful with respect to investments in stock markets. This is because - on average - they follow up on longer term investment strategies and are better risk managers. However, in stock markets, there is an even more interesting phenomena:
Companies with women in top managment beat their index
You can look at various indices and you will notice something very intriguing:
Sub-portfolios of the indices that include those companies with an above average share of women in top management will outperform the index most of the time, at least in the long run.
Furthermore, it is very remarkable that this outperformance goes along with lower volatility of the sub-portfolio as compared to the index.
Sub-portfolios of the indices that include those companies with an above average share of women in top management will outperform the index most of the time, at least in the long run.
Furthermore, it is very remarkable that this outperformance goes along with lower volatility of the sub-portfolio as compared to the index.
- Datum
- 14. February 2017
European companies with an above average share of women in top-management outperformed the Stoxx Europe 600 by 75% during the last five years.- Datum
- 10. February 2017
European banks with a female CEO outperformed the Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index by a whopping 8,0 % annually (six year period from 12/2010-12/2016).- Datum
- 5. October 2016
German companies with women in top-management outperformed the Stoxx Germany Total Market benchmark by 62% during the last five years.- Datum
- 5. October 2016
Companies listed in the FTSE with an above average share of women in top-management outperformed the relevant MSCI benchmarks by 61% during the five years from 12/2011-12/2016.
