Problems with CAPM
1. Fama and French
Beta is not the only factor explaining expected return, 'size of the firm' and 'ratio of market value to book value' also matter.
2. Rolls' Critique
It's an untestable theory as in the real world, assets that can be held by investors like bonds, real estate, human capital, etc. are often traded thinly or not traded at all. It's hardly possible to test CAPM with an unobservable market portfolio.
However, it's still useful as the logic of the model is compelling and nowadays most sophiscated security pricing model build based on CAPM. |