Fundamental Factor Screening

Purpose

Filter stocks using fundamental financial data (PE/PB/ROE, etc.) to build value or growth screen signals for backtesting. Supports multiple markets with different data sources.

Market Support

Signal Logic

Value Filter (Default)

1. PE < pe_max AND PE > 0 (exclude loss-making stocks)
2. PB < pb_max
3. ROE > roe_min
4. All conditions met → long (1), otherwise → flat (0)

Growth Filter (Optional)

1. PE_TTM within reasonable range (0 < PE_TTM < pe_ttm_max)
2. ROE > roe_min (profitability floor)
3. Market cap > mv_min (exclude micro-caps)

A-Share Usage (tushare)

config.json

{
  "source": "tushare",
  "codes": ["000001.SZ", "600036.SH", "000858.SZ"],
  "start_date": "2023-01-01",
  "end_date": "2024-12-31",
  "extra_fields": ["pe", "pb", "pe_ttm", "roe", "total_mv"],
  "initial_cash": 1000000,
  "commission": 0.001
}

The extra_fields columns are automatically merged into the daily DataFrame by the DataLoader.

HK/US Stock Usage (yfinance)

For HK/US stocks, fundamental data is not available as daily time-series via the backtest loader. Instead, use yfinance Ticker info for point-in-time screening:

import yfinance as yf

def screen_us_stocks(tickers, criteria):
    """Screen US/HK stocks by fundamental criteria."""
    passed = []
    for symbol in tickers:
        info = yf.Ticker(symbol).info
        pe = info.get("trailingPE")
        pb = info.get("priceToBook")
        roe = info.get("returnOnEquity")  # Decimal (e.g., 0.25 = 25%)
        mcap = info.get("marketCap")

        if pe is None or pb is None or roe is None:
            continue  # Skip stocks with missing data

        if (0 < pe < criteria["pe_max"]
            and pb < criteria["pb_max"]
            and roe > criteria["roe_min"]
            and (mcap or 0) > criteria.get("mcap_min", 0)):
            passed.append({
                "symbol": symbol,
                "pe": pe,
                "pb": pb,
                "roe": round(roe * 100, 1),  # Convert to percentage
                "mcap": mcap,
            })

    return passed

# Example: screen S&P 500 components
criteria = {"pe_max": 20, "pb_max": 3.0, "roe_min": 0.08, "mcap_min": 10_000_000_000}
results = screen_us_stocks(["AAPL", "MSFT", "JNJ", "JPM", "XOM"], criteria)

HK Stock Screening

# HK stocks use the same yfinance interface
hk_tickers = ["0700.HK", "9988.HK", "1810.HK", "2318.HK", "0005.HK"]
results = screen_us_stocks(hk_tickers, criteria)  # Same function works

Parameters

Common Pitfalls

• extra_fields columns may contain NaN (new listings, ST stocks) — must fillna or dropna
• Negative PE means loss-making — always filter with pe > 0
• ROE units differ: tushare uses percentage (e.g., 15 = 15%), yfinance uses decimal (e.g., 0.15 = 15%)
• For portfolio strategies: N stocks passing the screen each get weight 1/N
• yfinance Ticker.info is a point-in-time snapshot, not historical time-series — cannot directly use for daily rebalancing backtests on US/HK stocks
• For US/HK daily fundamental backtests, consider using the screening results as a stock universe, then applying technical signals within that universe

Dependencies

pip install pandas numpy yfinance

Signal Convention

• 1/N = selected for long (N = number of stocks passing the screen), 0 = not selected