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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LSE:BGS) Beta : 0.67 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-25), Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Beta is 0.67.


Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Beta can be seen below:

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Beta Chart

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 0.87 - - 0.64

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Semi-Annual Data
Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24
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 - - - 0.64 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon'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 Shin Nippon's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Beta falls into.



Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 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 Shin Nippon  (LSE:BGS) 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 Shin Nippon Business Description

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Address
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC is an investment company that offers investors participation in a diversified portfolio of shares. Its objective is long-term capital growth from investments in small Japanese companies. The Company is engaged in a single segment of business, being investment business. The group's investment portfolio is constructed through the identification of individual companies. It invests in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, Communication Services, Financials, Healthcare, Industrials, Information Technology, and Real Estate.