Portfolio Analytics

Variance

Definition

What is Variance?

The average squared deviation of returns from their mean.

Example in practice

A more widely dispersed return series has higher variance.

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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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