Portfolio Analytics

Treynor Ratio

Definition

What is Treynor Ratio?

Excess return divided by portfolio beta.

Example in practice

The ratio evaluates return earned per unit of market risk.

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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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