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Fidelity Asian Values (LSE:FAS) Beta : 0.41 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Fidelity Asian Values Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-25), Fidelity Asian Values's Beta is 0.41.


Fidelity Asian Values Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fidelity Asian Values's Beta can be seen below:

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Fidelity Asian Values Beta Chart

Fidelity Asian Values Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.78 - - - 0.52

Fidelity Asian Values 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 0.52

Competitive Comparison of Fidelity Asian Values's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Fidelity Asian Values'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.


Fidelity Asian Values's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Fidelity Asian Values's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fidelity Asian Values's Beta falls into.



Fidelity Asian Values 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.


Fidelity Asian Values  (LSE:FAS) 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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Fidelity Asian Values Business Description

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Beech Gate, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, GBR, KT20 6RP
Fidelity Asian Values PLC is an investment trust to achieve long-term capital growth from stock markets in the Asian region excluding Japan. The company's investment policy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities and instruments of companies. The company invests in consumer discretionary, financials, information technology, consumer staples, industrials, health care, utilities, materials, telecommunication services and energy sectors.