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								Detail
												for Portfolios Formed Monthly on Variance  
									 
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								| Monthly Returns: | 
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								July 1963 - August 2025 | 
							 
							
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								| Annual Returns: | 
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								1964 - 2024 | 
							 
							
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								| Portfolios: | 
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								Variance of daily returns (Var)
                                    quintiles; deciles.
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								| Construction: | 
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                                The portfolios are formed monthly on the variance of daily returns (Var) using
                                    NYSE breakpoints. Var is estimated using 60 days (minimum 20) of lagged returns. | 
							 
							
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								| Stocks: | 
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                                The portfolios for month t (formed at the end of month t-1), include NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ stocks
                                with ME for the end of month t-1 and non-missing variance of daily returns. | 
							 
						 
						  
						  
						  
						  
						
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