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Foresight Technology VCT (LSE:FWT) Beta : -0.02 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Foresight Technology VCT Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-24), Foresight Technology VCT's Beta is -0.02.


Foresight Technology VCT Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foresight Technology VCT's Beta can be seen below:

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Foresight Technology VCT Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Foresight Technology VCT's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Foresight Technology VCT's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Foresight Technology VCT's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Foresight Technology VCT's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Foresight Technology VCT 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.


Foresight Technology VCT  (LSE:FWT) 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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Foresight Technology VCT Business Description

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c/o Foresight Group LLP, 32 London Bridge Street, The Shard, London, GBR, SE1 9SG
Foresight Technology VCT PLC F is an infrastructure and private equity investment management firm. The company's activity is to provide private investors with capital growth from a portfolio of investments in fast-growing unquoted companies in the UK. The company invests in early-stage firms with high growth potential, developing transformational technologies across a range of different sectors. It invests in a range of securities including, but not limited to, ordinary and preference shares, loan stock, convertible securities, fixed-interest securities, and cash.

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