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		| João  Caldeira, Guilherme  Moura and André A.P. Santos | 
	
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		| ''Portfolio optimization using a parsimonious multivariate GARCH model: application to the Brazilian stock market'' | 
	
		| ( 2012, Vol. 32 No.3 ) | 
	
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		| We apply a parsimonious multivariate GARCH specication based on the Fama-French-Carhart factor model to generate high-dimensional conditional covariance matrices and to obtain shortselling-constrained and unconstrained minimum variance portfolios. An application involving 61 stocks traded on the S~ao Paulo stock exchange (BM&FBovespa) shows that the proposed specication delivers less risky portfolios on an out-of-sample basis in comparison to several benchmark models, including existing factor approaches. | 
	
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		| Keywords: portfolio optimization,  forecasting,  performance evaluation,  Sharpe ratio | 
	
		| JEL: C5 - Econometric Modeling: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Apr 09 2012 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Jul 03 2012 | 
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