Not sure of the MG betas, Optim. Compared to the alpha/beta scan in TF+ pasted below, I see mostly scatter. The scan is for the SP500 stocks vs SPX for 5 yrs [1250] days as of today. -Bob --------- Symbol, Beta, Alpha AA,1.03,0.01 AAPL,1.20,-0.07 ABS,0.54,0.05 ABT,0.83,-0.05 ABX,-0.05,0.25 ACCOB,0.47,0.23 ACK,0.68,0.06 ACV,0.74,0.02 ADBE,1.28,0.45 ADM,0.37,-0.05 AEP,0.19,-0.03 AES,1.38,-0.00 AET,0.88,0.06 AGC,1.06,-0.18 AGN,0.32,0.26 AHC,0.81,-0.19 AHP,1.03,-0.10 AIG,1.39,-0.10 AIT,0.42,0.26 AL,1.03,-0.07 ALD,0.92,-0.02 ALL,1.05,-0.30 ALT,0.94,0.07 AM,0.95,-0.10 AMAT,1.53,0.57 AMD,1.34,0.24 AMGN,0.92,0.41 AMP,0.59,0.20 AMR,1.69,-0.30 ANDW,1.52,0.04 ANV,0.88,-0.33 AOL,1.84,1.02 APA,0.88,-0.33 APC,0.63,-0.23 APD,0.79,-0.09 AR,0.62,-0.38 ARC,0.56,-0.15 ASC,0.46,0.10 ASH,0.71,-0.18 AT,0.53,0.29 ATI,1.27,0.26 AUD,1.06,-0.14 AVP,0.71,0.08 AVY,0.59,-0.11 AXP,1.83,-0.14 AZA,0.73,0.02 AZO,1.07,0.04 BA,0.86,-0.15 BAC,1.83,-0.41 BAX,0.63,0.04 BC,0.69,0.41 BCR,0.68,0.13 BDK,0.82,0.01 BDX,0.83,-0.25 BEL,0.59,0.18 BEN,1.89,-0.33 BF B,0.92,-0.03 BFI,0.74,-0.39 BFO,0.40,-0.09 BGE,0.09,-0.12 BGG,0.76,0.17 BHI,0.99,-0.42 BK,1.50,-0.08 BKB,2.18,-0.48 BLL,0.97,0.15 BLS,0.44,0.23 BMCS,1.29,-0.22 BMET,1.06,-0.03 BMG,-0.48,0.30 BMS,0.63,-0.21 BMY,0.69,0.03 BNI,0.46,0.02 BOL,0.33,0.40 BR,0.77,-0.13 BS,0.94,-0.06 BSC,1.76,-0.18 BSX,0.68,-0.50 BT,1.08,0.08 BUD,0.39,0.25 C,2.15,-0.14 CA,1.06,0.28 CAG,0.33,0.14 CAH,0.54,0.16 CAT,0.93,-0.19 CB,1.15,-0.37 CBS,1.34,-0.02 CC,1.06,0.36 CCE,0.91,0.19 CCK,0.80,-0.13 CCL,0.94,0.39 CCR,1.26,-0.03 CCU,1.74,-0.04 CD,1.79,0.38 CEN,0.81,0.26 CG,0.49,-0.06 CGP,0.55,-0.03 CHA,0.90,-0.03 CHV,0.53,-0.10 CI,0.64,0.09 CIN,-0.05,-0.01 CINF,1.29,-0.26 CL,1.19,-0.20 CLX,0.60,0.13 CMA,1.11,-0.17 CMB,1.88,0.00 CMCSK,0.98,0.32 CNC,1.55,-0.24 CNG,0.22,0.14 CNS,1.59,-0.72 COL,1.01,-0.44 COMS,1.16,0.41 COST,1.40,0.14 CPB,0.68,-0.21 CPL,0.18,-0.03 CPQ,1.30,0.21 CPWR,1.30,0.05 CR,0.99,-0.12 CS,1.22,0.24 CSC,1.09,-0.20 CSCO,1.72,0.18 CSR,0.18,-0.03 CSX,0.66,-0.13 CTB,0.55,0.14 CTX,0.93,-0.11 CUM,0.69,-0.33 CVS,0.89,0.08 CYM,0.54,-0.21 D,0.11,0.08 DAL,1.43,-0.27 DCN,0.86,-0.16 DD,0.95,-0.26 DDS,1.00,-0.41 DE,0.97,-0.26 DELL,1.72,0.14 DG,0.94,-0.18 DGN,1.05,0.78 DH,1.43,0.16 DHR,0.80,0.23 DIS,0.70,0.02 DJ,0.85,-0.27 DLX,0.82,0.02 DNB,0.83,0.10 DNY,0.50,-0.11 DOV,0.88,-0.01 DOW,0.68,-0.07 DTE,0.17,-0.05 DUK,0.09,0.01 EC,1.07,-0.20 ECL,0.74,0.12 ED,0.14,0.06 EDS,0.84,0.25 EFU,0.48,-0.10 EFX,0.81,-0.12 EGG,0.47,0.13 EIX,0.17,0.01 EK,0.50,-0.33 EMC,1.61,0.40 EMN,0.66,-0.30 EMR,0.81,-0.16 ENE,0.66,0.25 ETN,0.70,0.03 ETR,0.08,0.06 F,1.34,0.06 FD,1.10,-0.29 FDC,0.89,0.25 FDX,0.98,0.31 FITB,1.39,-0.05 FJ,0.46,0.21 FLE,0.48,0.01 FLR,0.81,-0.19 FLT,1.44,-0.14 FMC,0.46,-0.09 FMY,0.83,0.24 FNM,1.03,-0.07 FO,0.88,0.02 FON,0.66,0.22 FPL,0.08,-0.15 FRE,1.10,0.10 FRO,1.10,-0.04 FSR,0.97,0.44 FTL,0.55,-0.43 FTU,1.38,-0.27 FWC,0.26,0.05 G,0.69,0.17 GAP,0.45,0.28 GAS,0.37,-0.03 GCI,0.96,-0.13 GD,0.71,0.03 GDW,1.12,-0.09 GE,1.25,-0.02 GIC,1.26,0.49 GIS,0.22,0.18 GLK,0.50,-0.13 GLW,0.92,0.54 GM,1.07,0.26 GP,0.82,0.29 GPC,0.62,-0.13 GPS,1.49,0.27 GPU,0.09,0.15 GR,1.10,-0.08 GT,0.78,-0.14 GTE,0.74,0.16 GTW,1.47,0.09 GWW,0.82,-0.27 H,0.84,-0.15 HAL,0.88,-0.09 HAS,0.78,-0.11 HBAN,1.28,-0.05 HCR,1.12,-0.16 HD,1.46,0.13 HET,0.78,-0.21 HI,1.62,-0.19 HLT,0.84,-0.10 HM,-0.34,0.01 HNZ,0.39,-0.03 HON,1.04,-0.20 HOU,0.27,0.02 HP,1.07,-0.28 HPC,0.61,-0.19 HPH,1.18,-0.81 HRB,0.91,-0.16 HRC,1.38,-0.54 HRS,0.94,-0.10 HSY,0.63,-0.18 HUM,0.71,0.10 HWP,0.96,0.17 IBM,0.94,0.17 IFF,0.59,0.02 IKN,0.83,0.83 INTC,1.22,0.29 IP,0.70,-0.09 IPG,0.82,0.16 IR,1.15,-0.05 ITW,0.76,0.08 JCI,0.60,0.25 JCP,0.70,-0.44 JNJ,0.61,-0.02 JOS,0.71,0.02 JP,0.97,0.02 JPM,1.51,-0.21 K,0.54,0.10 KBH,1.24,0.09 KLAC,1.59,0.60 KM,1.25,-0.05 KMB,0.81,0.08 KMG,0.50,-0.30 KO,0.72,-0.12 KR,0.79,0.10 KRB,1.49,0.08 KRI,0.81,-0.18 KSS,1.15,0.01 KWP,1.00,-0.03 LDG,0.57,-0.07 LDW,0.77,-0.27 LIZ,0.87,0.02 LLY,0.88,0.04 LNC,0.83,-0.25 LOW,1.25,0.18 LPX,0.53,-0.13 LSI,0.88,0.59 LTD,1.14,0.13 LTR,0.51,-0.06 LUV,1.54,0.07 MAR,0.80,0.05 MAS,0.87,0.11 MAT,0.85,-0.65 MBI,1.13,-0.13 MCD,0.77,0.15 MCL,0.81,-0.03 MDP,1.04,-0.17 MDR,1.14,-0.18 MDT,0.91,0.05 MEA,0.73,-0.11 MEL,1.48,-0.14 MER,2.14,-0.31 MHP,0.50,0.21 MII,0.49,-0.04 MIL,1.03,0.16 MIR,0.66,-0.27 MKG,0.50,0.33 MMC,0.98,-0.02 MMM,0.84,-0.13 MO,0.48,-0.02 MOB,0.52,0.10 MOT,0.92,0.39 MRK,0.77,-0.02 MRO,0.72,-0.26 MSFT,1.46,0.21 MTC,0.86,-0.21 MTG,1.27,-0.43 MTL,0.96,-0.21 MU,1.37,0.84 MWD,2.44,-0.07 MYG,0.41,0.25 MZ,0.52,-0.12 N,1.05,-0.11 NAV,1.47,0.05 NC,1.00,-0.40 NCC,1.03,-0.11 NEM,-0.70,0.31 NKE,0.68,0.12 NLC,0.64,-0.18 NMK,0.17,-0.04 NOBE,1.46,0.09 NOC,0.11,-0.08 NOVL,1.29,0.44 NSC,0.67,-0.16 NSI,0.57,-0.09 NSM,0.86,0.25 NSP,0.21,-0.05 NT,1.65,-0.13 NTRS,1.48,-0.11 NUE,0.79,0.04 NWL,0.67,-0.31 NYT,1.32,-0.10 OAT,0.49,-0.06 OI,0.70,-0.19 OKE,0.51,-0.11 OMC,1.14,0.00 ONE,1.51,-0.15 ORCL,1.31,0.74 ORX,1.26,-0.19 OXY,0.48,-0.27 P,0.60,-0.22 PAYX,1.14,-0.11 PBI,0.95,0.05 PBY,0.79,-0.07 PCAR,1.55,-0.39 PCG,0.07,0.05 PCH,0.79,-0.08 PD,0.78,-0.23 PDG,0.23,0.14 PE,0.05,0.17 PEG,0.17,0.04 PEP,0.67,0.13 PFE,1.13,-0.05 PG,0.83,-0.06 PGL,0.56,-0.07 PGR,0.91,0.01 PH,0.87,-0.16 PHB,0.60,-0.20 PHM,0.96,-0.22 PKN,0.45,0.46 PLL,0.50,0.02 PMTC,1.71,0.01 PNC,1.39,-0.20 PPG,1.12,-0.22 PPL,0.01,0.12 PPW,0.42,-0.15 PRD,0.88,-0.60 PSFT,1.26,-0.37 PVN,1.93,0.51 PX,0.44,-0.13 R,1.01,0.02 RAD,0.92,0.04 RAL,0.77,-0.13 RBD,0.88,-0.07 RBK,0.68,-0.15 RD,0.78,-0.25 RDC,0.73,-0.34 RLM,0.85,-0.24 RML,0.58,-0.52 RNB,1.30,-0.25 ROH,1.07,-0.17 ROK,0.77,0.16 RTN B,0.57,0.17 RYC,0.93,-0.30 S,0.98,-0.34 SAFC,1.00,-0.30 SBC,0.52,0.28 SCH,2.04,0.84 SEG,1.09,0.53 SFA,0.55,0.48 SGI,0.92,0.47 SGP,1.10,-0.10 SHW,0.54,-0.10 SIAL,0.84,-0.21 SLB,0.82,-0.16 SLE,0.38,-0.03 SLM,1.29,-0.03 SMI,0.93,-0.04 SMS,1.00,-0.32 SNA,0.72,0.00 SNT,0.55,-0.19 SNV,1.21,0.01 SO,0.19,0.00 SPC,1.16,-0.26 SPLS,1.38,0.10 SRV,0.82,-0.61 STI,1.22,-0.07 STJ,0.78,0.06 STT,1.15,0.03 SUB,1.29,-0.18 SUN,0.64,-0.05 SUNW,1.23,0.73 SVU,0.50,0.11 SWK,0.44,-0.45 SWY,0.61,0.13 SYY,0.66,0.02 T,0.71,0.35 TA,1.13,-0.18 TAN,1.25,-0.31 TCOMA,0.89,0.45 TEK,1.03,0.32 THC,1.12,-0.51 TIN,0.69,0.12 TJX,1.82,0.01 TKR,0.80,0.01 TLAB,1.24,0.54 TMK,0.64,-0.11 TMO,1.08,-0.17 TNB,0.82,0.13 TOY,0.97,-0.45 TRB,0.83,-0.15 TRW,0.87,-0.06 TWX,0.88,0.20 TX,0.58,-0.34 TXN,1.38,0.35 TXT,1.09,-0.08 TXU,0.05,0.08 TYC,1.22,0.00 U,1.85,-0.46 UCC,0.61,0.48 UCL,0.65,-0.28 UCM,0.07,0.03 UIS,1.40,0.20 UK,0.80,-0.15 UN,1.13,-0.09 UNH,1.04,-0.04 UNM,1.05,0.03 UNP,0.54,0.14 UPC,1.15,-0.23 USB,1.92,-0.63 UST,0.58,0.03 USW,0.56,0.08 UTX,0.97,0.22 VFC,0.96,-0.10 VIA B,0.57,0.26 VO,0.97,0.18 W,0.83,-0.18 WAG,1.06,0.14 WB,0.83,-0.08 WCOM,1.42,0.19 WEN,0.81,-0.03 WFC,1.18,-0.10 WHR,0.73,-0.15 WIN,0.99,-0.06 WLA,1.09,-0.20 WLL,1.01,0.14 WM,1.46,-0.15 WMB,0.41,0.29 WMI,1.01,-0.08 WMT,1.20,0.09 WTHG,0.56,-0.03 WWY,0.79,0.02 WY,0.60,0.21 X,0.87,-0.06 XON,0.33,0.04 XRX,1.20,-0.01 |