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Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co (LSE:ATR) Beta : -0.29 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-13), Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co's Beta is -0.29.


Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Beta Chart

Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 0.60 - - 0.79

Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - - - 0.79 0.82

Competitive Comparison of Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co'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.


Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co's Beta falls into.



Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co 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.


Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co  (LSE:ATR) 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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Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co Business Description

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1 London Wall Place, London, GBR, EC2Y 5AU
Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. It seeks to provide a high rate of total return through investment in equities and equity-related securities of companies trading in the Asia-Pacific region except for Japan. The company invests in a diversified portfolio of 40-70 companies operating predominantly in Asia, including Australasia but excluding Japan. It offers a degree of capital preservation through the tactical use of derivative instruments. The company focuses on investing in companies with sound balance sheets, professional management, and capital allocation policies. It may use derivatives such as listed futures, call options, long puts, OTC instruments to protect the capital value of the portfolio, efficient portfolio management.