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abrdn Asia Focus (LSE:AAS) Beta : 0.57 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is abrdn Asia Focus Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-01), abrdn Asia Focus's Beta is 0.57.


abrdn Asia Focus Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for abrdn Asia Focus's Beta can be seen below:

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abrdn Asia Focus Beta Chart

abrdn Asia Focus Annual Data
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Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 1.05 - - -

abrdn Asia Focus Semi-Annual Data
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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 - - - - 0.57

Competitive Comparison of abrdn Asia Focus's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, abrdn Asia Focus'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.


abrdn Asia Focus's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, abrdn Asia Focus's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where abrdn Asia Focus's Beta falls into.



abrdn Asia Focus 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.


abrdn Asia Focus  (LSE:AAS) 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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abrdn Asia Focus (LSE:AAS) Business Description

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abrdn Asia Focus PLC, formerly Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. Its investment objective is to maximize total return to shareholders over the long term from a portfolio of smaller quoted companies in the economies of Asia and Australasia, excluding Japan. The company uses gearing selectively to leverage its portfolio in order to enhance returns. It aims to achieve a spread of investments, with no single investment representing more than 15% of assets at the time of investment. The company seeks to diversify its portfolio across a range of industries and economies within the investment region.

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