TY - JOUR T1 - Sin Is In: <em>An Alternative to Socially Responsible Investing?</em> JF - The Journal of Investing SP - 136 LP - 143 DO - 10.3905/joi.2016.25.2.136 VL - 25 IS - 2 AU - Greg M. Richey Y1 - 2016/05/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/25/2/136.abstract N2 - This article examines the return characteristics of a portfolio of U.S. “vice stocks”—firms that manufacture and sell socially irresponsible products such as alcohol, tobacco, gaming services, and national defense. The author constructs a portfolio comprising the daily returns of 41 vice stocks from May 1995–May 2015 and computes the riskadjusted returns by using the Carhart four-factor model and Sortino ratio. Full-period results show a positive and significant alpha for the entire portfolio and positive, yet insignificant, alphas for each vice industry. Down market results show a negative, yet insignificant, alpha for the entire portfolio. Bull market results show a significant alpha for the entire portfolio, as well for the alcohol and defenseindustry securities.TOPICS: Security analysis and valuation, factor-based models, equity portfolio management ER -