Turnover Factor (JP Growth Stocks)
slug: turnover-jp-growth
performance summary
Sharpe (median)
-0.07
Max DD
-24.8%
Win rate
—
Alpha (ann.)
—
p-value
0.36
backtest period: 2022-05-02 → 2026-06-01
Sharpe across 320 grid runs:median -0.07best 1.47 (not representative)worst -1.33p25–p75 -0.33–0.51
Hypothesis
Datar, Naik, Radcliffe (1998): low turnover stocks outperform. Turnover (volume/avg_volume) proxies investor attention and liquidity. LONG lowest turnover, SHORT highest turnover.
Why it didn't work
Across 320 grid combinations, median Sharpe=-0.07, best=1.47. Primary failure mode: regime_dependent.
Facts (7)
Average monthly return correlation with other strategies in DOWN regime: -0.05
Pairwise Pearson correlation of monthly returns across 42 strategies, filtered to DOWN regime months (N=3, N225 < SMA20 < SMA60)
Average monthly return correlation with other strategies (full period): 0.01
Pairwise Pearson correlation of monthly returns across 42 strategies, full backtest period
Best grid Sharpe ratio is 1.47 (p=0.0039).
period 2022-05-02–2026-06-01; cost=5bps
cite ↗ /cite/turnover-jp-growth-fact-best-sharpevia r-turnover-jp-growth-0000
Median Sharpe across 320 grid runs is -0.07.
Full grid of 320 parameter combinations.
Median Sharpe in DOWN regime is 2.85 across 320 runs.
Regime=DOWN, N225 SMA20/SMA60 classification.
Median Sharpe in FLAT regime is -0.27 across 320 runs.
Regime=FLAT, N225 SMA20/SMA60 classification.
Median Sharpe in UP regime is 0.22 across 320 runs.
Regime=UP, N225 SMA20/SMA60 classification.
Runs (30)
| run | params | sharpe | UP | FLAT | DOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
formation_days=10, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0000 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +1.47 | +2.28 | +1.05 | +8.34 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0001 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +1.01 | +0.39 | +1.05 | +8.34 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0002 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +1.31 | +2.12 | +0.90 | +7.77 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0003 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.87 | +0.29 | +0.90 | +7.77 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=1, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0012 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | +0.66 | +1.29 | +0.18 | +7.49 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=5, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0017 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +1.12 | +0.39 | +1.19 | +4.46 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=5, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0030 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | -0.10 | +1.16 | -0.89 | +3.69 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=10, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0043 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: true | -0.88 | -0.37 | -1.06 | -0.41 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=10, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0046 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | -1.33 | -0.75 | -1.58 | +0.06 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=20, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0057 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: true | -0.30 | -0.25 | -0.51 | +2.41 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=60, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0064 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | -0.07 | +0.70 | -0.29 | +0.39 |
formation_days=10, holding_days=60, n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0071 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | -0.26 | -0.63 | -0.25 | +0.67 |
formation_days=20, holding_days=1, n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0084 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | +1.43 | +1.88 | +1.02 | +20.15 |
formation_days=20, holding_days=5, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0097 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.47 | +0.89 | +0.10 | +4.38 |
formation_days=20, holding_days=5, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0110 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | +0.03 | +0.94 | -0.66 | +8.12 |
formation_days=20, holding_days=10, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0123 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: true | -0.54 | -0.22 | -0.71 | -0.78 |
formation_days=20, holding_days=20, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0136 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: false | +0.02 | -0.86 | +0.44 | -0.07 |
formation_days=20, holding_days=60, n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0149 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | -0.24 | -0.63 | -0.24 | +1.34 |
formation_days=40, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0162 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.60 | +1.03 | +0.29 | +5.34 |
formation_days=40, holding_days=1, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0175 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: true | -0.03 | -0.31 | -0.10 | +5.11 |
formation_days=40, holding_days=5, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0188 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | +0.40 | +0.84 | -0.13 | +2.91 |
formation_days=40, holding_days=10, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0201 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: true | -0.03 | +0.49 | -0.32 | +0.55 |
formation_days=40, holding_days=20, n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0214 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | +0.20 | +0.12 | +0.12 | +0.93 |
formation_days=40, holding_days=60, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0227 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | -0.14 | +0.19 | -0.47 | +3.17 |
formation_days=60, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0240 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.75 | +1.31 | +0.35 | +5.64 |
formation_days=60, holding_days=1, n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0241 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.64 | +0.94 | +0.35 | +5.64 |
formation_days=60, holding_days=1, n_stocks=50, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0254 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | +0.38 | +0.95 | -0.20 | +18.83 |
formation_days=60, holding_days=5, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0267 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: true | +0.28 | +0.80 | -0.27 | +4.94 |
formation_days=60, holding_days=10, n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False r-turnover-jp-growth-0280 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: false | -0.92 | -0.84 | -1.05 | +1.79 |
formation_days=60, holding_days=20, n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True r-turnover-jp-growth-0293 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | -0.48 | +0.47 | -0.92 | +0.39 |
Target universe
Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, ~495 stocks, tv >= 30M JPY
source: qbuntu-analysis · kabu STATION REST API + J-Quants daily bars
computed asof: 2026-07-28T01:10:43