Author (Year)

Research Purpose

Model

Estimation

Data

Method

Country

Model factors

Frequency & Period

Hou et al. (2014)

Model Comparison

FF5-Normal, C, q-factor

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, RMW, CMA, WML, HMLO

M1972:1-2011:12

Fama et al. (2015)

FF4 Extension

FF5-Normal

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA

M1963:7-2013:12

Fama et al. (2014)

Model Comparison

CAPM, FF3, FF4,

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA, WML

M1963:7-2014:12

FF5-Normal, FF5+WML

Hou et al. (2015)

Model Comparison

FF5-Normal, C, q-factor

-

USA

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA, WML

M1967:1-2013:12

Harshita et al. (2015)

Model Comparison

CAPM, FF3, FF5-Normal

-

India

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA

M1999:10-2014:9

Chiah et al. (2015)

Model Comparison

FF3, FF5-Normal

HAC-adj. OLS

Australia

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA

M1982:12-2012:12

Fama et al. (2015)

Empirical Tests

FF5-Normal

-

Global

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA

M1990:7-2014:9

Harvey et al. (2015)

Model Extension

14-factor

OLS

USA

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA et al.

M1968:1-2012:12

Zhou & Li (2016)

Model Extension

FF5-SSAEPD-GARCH

MLE

USA

Mkt, SMB, HMLO, RMW, CMA