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title: LPX Index Prediction
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4955587/
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updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4955587
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4955587
featured: 2024-09-18
citations: unknown
topic: Other
---


# LPX Index Prediction

The net asset value (NAV) price ratio is a key predictor of future returns for the LPX50 index in listed private equity, especially over long-term investments and excluding financial instability periods.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4955587
- Identifier: SSRN 4955587
- Released: 2024-09-13
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 66 (2024-09-18): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-09-18/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Other

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