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Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly HML Benchmark Return is at a current level of -1.05, down from 4.42 last month and up from -2.77 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 -1.05
Latest Period Sep 2025
Last Updated Nov 15 2025, 10:04 EST
Next Release Dec 15 2025, 10:00 EST (E)
Average Growth Rate -132.2%
Value from Last Month 4.42
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago -2.77
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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Date Value
September 30, 2025 -1.05
August 31, 2025 4.42
July 31, 2025 -1.27
June 30, 2025 -1.60
May 31, 2025 -2.88
April 30, 2025 -3.40
March 31, 2025 2.90
February 28, 2025 4.91
January 31, 2025 1.63
December 31, 2024 -3.00
November 30, 2024 0.15
October 31, 2024 0.86
September 30, 2024 -2.77
August 31, 2024 -1.10
July 31, 2024 5.62
June 30, 2024 -3.36
May 31, 2024 -1.31
April 30, 2024 -0.45
March 31, 2024 4.16
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
Date Value
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
June 30, 2022 -6.01
May 31, 2022 8.39
April 30, 2022 6.17
March 31, 2022 -1.81
February 28, 2022 3.08
January 31, 2022 12.75
December 31, 2021 3.26
November 30, 2021 -0.45
October 31, 2021 -0.49
September 30, 2021 5.08
August 31, 2021 -0.15

Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly HML Benchmark Return is at a current level of -1.05, down from 4.42 last month and up from -2.77 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 -1.05
Latest Period Sep 2025
Last Updated Nov 15 2025, 10:04 EST
Next Release Dec 15 2025, 10:00 EST (E)
Average Growth Rate -132.2%
Value from Last Month 4.42
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago -2.77
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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