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Gulf Investment Fund (LSE:GIFS) Volatility : 26.70% (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Gulf Investment Fund Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-16), Gulf Investment Fund's Volatility is 26.70%.


Competitive Comparison of Gulf Investment Fund's Volatility

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gulf Investment Fund's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


Gulf Investment Fund's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Gulf Investment Fund's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Investment Fund's Volatility falls into.



Gulf Investment Fund  (LSE:GIFS) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Gulf Investment Fund  (LSE:GIFS) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Gulf Investment Fund (LSE:GIFS) Business Description

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Address
54-62 Athol Street, Exchange House, Douglas, IMN, IM1 1JD
Gulf Investment Fund PLC is a closed-ended investment company. Its investment objective is to capture, through the medium of the Qatar Exchange, the opportunities for growth offered by the expanding Qatari economy by investing in listed companies or companies soon to be listed. The company's segmental operation comprises the investment in a portfolio of equity securities in the GCC region.

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