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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) Beta : 0.79 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-22), Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta is 0.79.


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta can be seen below:

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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Beta Chart

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.43 0.97 - - -

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 0.81

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Beta falls into.



Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)  (LSE:BGFD) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) PLC is an investment company based in the United Kingdom. The company's aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies, which have above average prospects for growth. It invests in various sectors, such as commerce and services; manufacturing and machinery; electrical and electronics; retail; real estate and construction; information, communication and utilities, chemicals and other materials; financials, and pharmaceuticals and food.

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