Portfolio Analytics

Active Return

Definition

What is Active Return?

The difference between a portfolio's return and its benchmark's return.

Example in practice

A fund returning 14% against a 10% benchmark earns 4% active return.

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A statistic ranging from minus one to plus one that describes how two return series move together.

A relationship in which two assets tend to move in the same direction.

A relationship in which two assets tend to move in opposite directions.

An analysis of portfolio performance under severe but plausible scenarios.

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