As I promised in yesterday's "qualitative" version of this article on combining factor tilts, this article looks at a quantitative approach to portfolio construction. I have recently published extensive work on Seeking Alpha regarding the long-term outperformance generated by factor tilts - Size, Value, Low Volatility, Dividend Growth, Equal-Weighting, Momentum, and Quality.
For each of the factor tilts described in my "7 Ways to Beat the Market" series, I have full year total returns dating back to 1996. Longer datasets for these factor tilts are available,