decompose_factors
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Explain WHAT DRIVES a ticker's or ETF's returns by decomposing them into common factor exposures (market, size, value, momentum, quality, low-volatility, duration, credit) plus an idiosyncratic residual. Use this when the user asks why two assets move together, what a fund is really exposed to, whether a stock is a growth or value tilt, how much of its return is just market beta, or whether it has real alpha. Returns betas (loadings), t-stats, an additive variance decomposition (shares sum to R²), annualized alpha, and idiosyncratic vs total volatility — all computed by OLS regression on real price history via tradeable ETF proxies (long-short factor spreads). This is measured exposure, not a forecast. Prefer it over guessing an asset's style from memory.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| target | string | yes | Yahoo Finance ticker to decompose, e.g. AAPL, QQQ, TLT, ARKK. |
| frequency | string | no | Return frequency for the regression. Monthly (default) is standard for factor analysis. |
| factors | array | no | Factor ids to include. Default: MKT, SMB, HML, TERM, CREDIT (long history back to ~2001). All available: MKT, SMB, HML, MOM, QMJ, LOWVOL, TERM, CREDIT. The smart-beta trio (MOM, QMJ, LOWVOL) only has history from ~2011-2013, which shortens the analyzable window — factors without enough overlap are dropped and reported. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"target"
],
"properties": {
"target": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Yahoo Finance ticker to decompose, e.g. AAPL, QQQ, TLT, ARKK."
},
"frequency": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"1d",
"1wk",
"1mo"
],
"default": "1mo",
"description": "Return frequency for the regression. Monthly (default) is standard for factor analysis."
},
"factors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Factor ids to include. Default: MKT, SMB, HML, TERM, CREDIT (long history back to ~2001). All available: MKT, SMB, HML, MOM, QMJ, LOWVOL, TERM, CREDIT. The smart-beta trio (MOM, QMJ, LOWVOL) only has history from ~2011-2013, which shortens the analyzable window — factors without enough overlap are dropped and reported."
}
}
}