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February 18, 2026
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Hedging Against Inflation: Are Listed Infrastructure Assets Effective?

Publicated to: Journal of Alternative Investments. 28 (3): 28-44 - 2026-12-01 28(3), DOI: 10.3905/jai.2025.1.257

Authors:

Carpintero, Samuel; Castro, Carlos; Smedts, Kristien
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Affiliations

Katholieke Univ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Finance, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

In this article, we examine the inflation-hedging potential of listed infrastructure. To do so, we determine the optimal portfolio allocation that minimizes the downside risk for a given inflation-linked target return by using different lower partial moments (LPMs) as risk metrics. We simulate returns by a GARCH-copula model to flexibly allow for well-known return properties. We assess the potential of both an overall infrastructure index and sector-specific indexes representing transportation, telecom, and utilities. We find that listed infrastructure not only improves a portfolio's inflation resilience but also increases its expected return. This result might be particularly relevant for long-term, liability-driven investors such as pension funds and insurance companies.
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Keywords

AllocationReal assetsReturnsRisk

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Alternative Investments, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Business, Finance, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Belgium.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (CARPINTERO LOPEZ, SAMUEL) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CARPINTERO LOPEZ, SAMUEL.

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