Portfolio Metrics

Tracking Error

Definition

What is Tracking Error?

The variability of the difference between a fund's return and its benchmark return.

Example in practice

An index fund that frequently differs from its index by wide margins has higher tracking error.

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The percentage of a portfolio invested across asset classes such as cash, bonds, shares, and property.

Spreading investments across assets, issuers, sectors, or markets to reduce dependence on one exposure.

The degree to which a portfolio depends on a small number of holdings, sectors, or issuers.

The identity and due-diligence checks a financial institution performs before serving an investor.

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