Putting DIVA to work
Explainers and guides for turning analysis results into real decisions.
Tesla's Expected Return at a Third of the Volatility — The Math of Diversification
A seven-name mix matched Tesla's six-year return (49.8%/yr) at a third of the volatility — 67% down to 24%. A hands-on Markowitz experiment in same return, lower risk.
Buy NVIDIA, or the Semiconductor ETF? Flagship Stock VS Sector ETF
We took "the ETF is safer" apart ourselves — the ETF, analyzed with DIVA Quantizer.
The Portfolio Your Search Bar Built — We X-Rayed the 10 Most-Searched Stocks
Search volume moving prices is a Journal of Finance result — but search measures attention, not value. We bundled ten of the most-talked-about US stocks equal-weighted and X-rayed them with DIVA: market beta 1.57, diversification 38.5% yet 3× the market's volatility, and the truth behind a +30%/yr alpha.
How Warren Buffett's Style Actually Shifted — Tracking 13F with DIVA
We ran Berkshire's 13F portfolios for 2001, 2011 and 2024 through DIVA. Value beta (HML) went 0.16→0.66→0.09 and market beta 1.15→0.83→1.17 — tracking how 'Buffett the value investor' actually changed, in numbers.
Putting Fama–French Factors to Work — Smart-Beta ETFs
Academic factors like value, size and quality are now buyable as a single ETF. A map of the main smart-beta ETFs, and how to check your own factor exposure with DIVA Quantizer first.
How Korea's National Pension Fund Builds an 'Efficient Portfolio'
We ran the NPS's top 100 equity holdings through DIVA Quantizer — diversification 39.3%, Sharpe 1.16. A real case of efficient diversification, and how to use Markowitz.
Markowitz vs HRP — What to Look at, When
Read HRP's cluster tree and weights, cross-check against Markowitz, and use both models together — 5 ways.
Reading Alpha & Factor Exposure
What alpha means and how to read market, size and value exposure to inform portfolio decisions.
Putting the Efficient Frontier to Work
Read your position on the efficient frontier and turn it into weight adjustments and rebalancing — a 4-step playbook.