Concept · Point-in-time data discipline
Survivorship bias
Backtesting on a universe that excludes delisted or failed entities. Produces optimistic results.
In depth
Backtesting on a universe that excludes delisted or failed names. It quietly inflates returns — the losers that would have hurt you are missing. A point-in-time security master is the fix.
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- ERM3 Cascade-Residual Persistence and the Allocator Skill Signal
Top-decile rank persistence, active-share comparison, and tail-stratified inference across 1,000 top-AUM US mutual funds