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Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly HML Benchmark Return is at a current level of -3.54, down from 2.11 last month and down from 4.37 one year ago. This is a change of N/A from last month.

The Fama-French model is a pricing model that was developed in the 1990s to account for additional factors when pricing assets. It considers both size risk and value risk factors, as value and small-cap stocks have historically tended to outperform markets. By including these two additional factors, the Fama-French model is thought to be a more robust method to price assets. High minus Low (HML) is one of the three factors in the Fama-French stock pricing model. It is the excess return that "value" companies with a higher book to market ratio return when compared to "growth" companies with a lower book to market ratio. HML = 1/2 (Small Value + Big Value) - 1/2 (Small Growth + Big Growth)

Stats

Last Value -3.54
Latest Period Aug 2026
Last Updated Oct 15 2026, 10:01 EDT
Next Release Nov 15 2026, 10:00 EST (E)
Average Growth Rate -125.3%
Value from Last Month 2.11
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.37
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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Historical Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2026 -3.54
July 31, 2026 2.11
June 30, 2026 3.58
May 31, 2026 -2.31
April 30, 2026 -1.37
March 31, 2026 3.29
February 28, 2026 2.80
January 31, 2026 3.80
December 31, 2025 2.40
November 30, 2025 3.76
October 31, 2025 -3.18
September 30, 2025 -1.05
August 31, 2025 4.37
July 31, 2025 -1.34
June 30, 2025 -1.43
May 31, 2025 -2.81
April 30, 2025 -3.29
March 31, 2025 2.87
February 28, 2025 4.84
January 31, 2025 1.76
December 31, 2024 -2.97
November 30, 2024 0.38
October 31, 2024 0.91
September 30, 2024 -2.73
August 31, 2024 -1.13
Date Value
July 31, 2024 5.57
June 30, 2024 -3.36
May 31, 2024 -1.31
April 30, 2024 -0.50
March 31, 2024 4.14
February 29, 2024 -3.43
January 31, 2024 -2.38
December 31, 2023 4.89
November 30, 2023 1.67
October 31, 2023 0.20
September 30, 2023 1.49
August 31, 2023 -1.15
July 31, 2023 4.06
June 30, 2023 -0.13
May 31, 2023 -7.79
April 30, 2023 -0.12
March 31, 2023 -8.87
February 28, 2023 -0.83
January 31, 2023 -4.00
December 31, 2022 1.34
November 30, 2022 1.41
October 31, 2022 8.06
September 30, 2022 0.02
August 31, 2022 0.29
July 31, 2022 -4.03

Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly HML Benchmark Return is at a current level of -3.54, down from 2.11 last month and down from 4.37 one year ago. This is a change of N/A from last month.

The Fama-French model is a pricing model that was developed in the 1990s to account for additional factors when pricing assets. It considers both size risk and value risk factors, as value and small-cap stocks have historically tended to outperform markets. By including these two additional factors, the Fama-French model is thought to be a more robust method to price assets. High minus Low (HML) is one of the three factors in the Fama-French stock pricing model. It is the excess return that "value" companies with a higher book to market ratio return when compared to "growth" companies with a lower book to market ratio. HML = 1/2 (Small Value + Big Value) - 1/2 (Small Growth + Big Growth)

Stats

Last Value -3.54
Latest Period Aug 2026
Last Updated Oct 15 2026, 10:01 EDT
Next Release Nov 15 2026, 10:00 EST (E)
Average Growth Rate -125.3%
Value from Last Month 2.11
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.37
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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