Author (Year)

Research Purpose

Model

Estimation

Method

Data

Country

Model factors

Frequency & Period

Panel A: Extension of Factor Model

Fama et.al. (1993)

CAPM Extension

FF3

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, WML

M1963:7 - 1991:12

Carhart (1997)

FF3 Extention

CAPM, FF3, C4

OLS

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, WML

M1962:1 - 1993:12

Griffin (2002)

FF3 Extention

World, Domestic or International FF3

-

Global

Mkt, SMB, HML

M1981:1995:12

Bali et.al. (2004)

FF3 Extention

FF3 with VAR

OLS

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, VAR

M1963:1 - 2001:12

Chan et.al. (2005)

FF3 Extension

FF3 with IML

GMM

Australia

Mkt, SMB, HML, IML

M1990:1 - 1998:12

Chan et.al. (2007)

FF3 Extension

FF3 with Default factor

GMM

Australia

Mkt, SMB, HML, DEF

M1996 - 2004

He (2008)

FF3 Extention

FF3, FF3 with State Switch

OLS

China

Mkt, SMB, HML, State Switch

M1995:6 - 2005:12

Xiao et.al. (2007)

FF3 Extention

FF3 with Sustainability Factor

GMM

Global

Mkt, SMB, HML, SUS

M1999 - 2007

Fama et.al. (2013)

FF3 Extention

FF4

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, RMW

M1963:7 - 2012:12

Yang (2013)

FF3 Extention

FF3 with SSAEPD, EGARCH

MLE

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML

M1926 - 2011

Fama et.al. (2015)

FF4 Extention

FF5

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, RMW, CMA

M1963:7 - 2013:12

Mu (2015)

C Extension

C4 with SSAEPD, EGARCH

MLE

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, WML

M1927:1 - 2014:12

Panel B: Fama-French 5-Factor Model comparison

Fama et.al. (2014)

Model Comparison

CAPM, FF3, FF4, FF5, FF5 with WML

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, RMW, CMA, WML

M1963:7 - 2014:12

Hou et.al. (2015)

Model Comparison

FF5, C, q-factor

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HML, RMW, CMA, WML

M1967:1 - 2013:12

Harshita et.al. (2015)

Model Comparison

CAPM, FF3, FF5

-

India

Mkt, SMB, HML, RMW, CMA

M1999:10 - 2014:9

Chiah et.al. (2015)

Model Comparison

FF3, FF5

HAC-adjusted OLS

Australia

Mkt, SMB, HML, RMW, CMA

M1982:12 - 2012:12