BuildingaCanadianFarmlandPortfolioUsingFactorAnalysis
Building
a
Canadian
Farmland
Portfolio
Using
Factor
Analysis
The report presents a factor-optimized framework for constructing Canadian farmland portfolios, emphasizing diversification, inflation protection, and stable returns. Instead of relying on raw acreage, the analysis incorporates productivity-adjusted pricing, Sharpe ratios, and inflation correlation. This results in overweight allocations to Saskatchewan (44%) and Alberta (37%), with smaller weights across other provinces. By moving beyond simplistic models, the approach highlights Canadian farmland’s unique role as a resilient, diversifying asset class within real asset portfolios