Screening Chinese Equities by Trading Range, Ownership, and Dividend History
Summary
This post outlines an A-share stock screen combining a daily trading-range condition, a qualifying company type, and a dividend payout ratio above a stated threshold for 2019. It explains the range condition as a way to select stocks with price movement and treats the ownership and dividend filters as basic company-quality criteria. The post then suggests broadening the screen with valuation measures, technical indicators, industry diversification, and several years of dividend data.
The article provides sample formula and Python-style implementation references, but no backtest, performance results, or evidence that the filters predict returns. Its proposed refinements also shift the original criteria: the final description uses a multi-year average dividend threshold, while the initial screen centers on one historical year. The company-type field is not operationally defined, and the examples contain assumptions that would need checking against the chosen data source before use.
Key ideas
- The initial screen combines trading range, company type, and a historical dividend payout filter.
- The post recommends adding valuation and technical measures and diversifying across industries.
- Using multiple years of dividend data may better represent a firm’s payout history than a single year.
- No backtest or evidence of profitability is provided, and some filter definitions remain unclear.
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