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[CHART] Fresh Proof Contrarian Investing Can Boost Your Profits

By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler • August 21, 2018

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"Don't follow the herd" is essential to any contrarian investing strategy.

contrarian investingContrarian investors studiously avoid "groupthink" when it comes to searching for undervalued investments that will maximize their returns.

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The latest evidence to show the power of contrarian positions comes from a new research report by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB).

The study looked at how the rebalancing of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) affected the returns of the component stocks being bought and sold.

The researchers were looking for a way to exploit the idea that "passive" investments like ETFs - in which stocks are bought and sold to match a formula rather than on a thorough analysis of company fundamentals - distort pricing.

"The proliferation of passive investments is causing distortions," Ronnie Shah, Deutsche Bank's head of U.S. quantitative equity strategy and one of the report's authors, told Bloomberg. "It's a new anomaly associated with ETF flows that active managers can take advantage of."

Because passive investing doesn't take into account the full range of information available on a stock - everything from the latest earnings report to rumors about a possible merger - it bypasses the usually efficient price discovery mechanism of the markets.

Deutsche Bank discovered a contrarian phenomenon that, when properly managed, can double profits.

Here's how it works...

Playing the ETF Price Distortion for Profits

Deutsche Bank discovered an exaggeration in pricing that works both ways.

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Stocks with high ETF inflows - the ones ETFs were buying the most - have their prices distorted to the upside. Stocks with high ETF outflows have their prices distorted to the downside as large blocks of shares are sold.

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But Deutsche Bank discovered these distortions are temporary. Within a few months, the price discovery action of the markets returns stocks to appropriate levels.

That means buying stocks with high ETF outflows should results in short-term gains. And the research shows it works.

Deutsche Bank used data going back 12 years to test the theory. The hypothetical portfolio repeatedly bought stocks with high ETF outflows, turning over the holdings periodically.

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The results (compared to a hypothetical portfolio that "follows the herd" - one that bought stocks with the highest ETF inflows) were dramatic.

From the Deutsche Bank report: "$1 invested in those firms with the most negative ETF flow in January 2006 grows to $3.48 at the end of December 2017, compared to $1.40 for those firms with the highest ETF flow."

Converted to annualized gains, the contrarian strategy resulted in gains of 12.9% per year compared to 5.7% for the "herd" strategy.

While putting this particular strategy into practice would be difficult for a retail investor, it's a great illustration of how effective a contrarian approach can be.

And there are plenty of other contrarian ideas you can put to use...

Meet Our In-House Expert on Contrarian Investing

Here at Money Morning, we're fortunate to have an expert in contrarian investing in our midst - Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon, who writes the Private Briefing investment advice column.

Patalon co-wrote a book on the topic, "Contrarian Investing: How to Buy and Sell When Others Won't and Make Money Doing It," which was published in 1998. You can still buy it on Amazon.com.

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"Most folks believe contrarian investing means that you are always at odds with the prevailing wisdom... that's wrong," Patalon told me. "It means you are opposite the prevailing sentiment ahead of 'inflection points' - in asset classes, specific stocks, or the broad market."

In the case of the Deutsche Bank study, the inflection point comes when the market realizes the price distortion.

"By investing before that reversal in sentiment, you get into an investment before everyone else - meaning at a low price and, most likely, at a low risk level," Patalon explained. "Then, when the inflection point comes, all those other investors suddenly 'agree' with you and pour in their own capital. That liquidity does the heavy lifting, driving up the value/price of the investment you already own - making you a killing."

In his book, Patalon and co-author Anthony Gallea outlined a series of rules anyone can use to profit from this basic concept.

While the book is full of practical tips, Patalon said he has one favorite strategy anybody can use.

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Put This Contrarian Strategy to Work for You

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David Zeiler, Associate Editor forĀ Money MorningĀ at Money Map Press,Ā has been a journalist for more than 35 years, including 18 spent atĀ The Baltimore Sun. He has worked as a writer, editor, and page designer at different times in his career. He's interviewed a number of well-known personalities - ranging from punk rock icon Joey Ramone to Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Over the course of his journalistic career, Dave has covered many diverse subjects. Since arriving atĀ Money MorningĀ in 2011, he has focused primarily on technology. He's an expert on both Apple and cryptocurrencies. He started writing about Apple forĀ The SunĀ in the mid-1990s, and had an Apple blog onĀ The Sun's web site from 2007-2009. Dave's been writing about Bitcoin since 2011 - long before most people had even heard of it. He even mined it for a short time.

Dave has a BA in English and Mass Communications from Loyola University Maryland.

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