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Legal & General Group (STU:LGI) 3-Year Sortino Ratio : 0.16 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Legal & General Group 3-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 3-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past three years. As of today (2025-07-19), Legal & General Group's 3-Year Sortino Ratio is 0.16.


Competitive Comparison of Legal & General Group's 3-Year Sortino Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Legal & General Group's 3-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sortino Ratio 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.


Legal & General Group's 3-Year Sortino Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Legal & General Group's 3-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Legal & General Group 3-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio in the last three year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over the past three year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.


Legal & General Group  (STU:LGI) 3-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by the standard deviation of negative returns in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.


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Legal & General Group Business Description

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One Coleman Street, London, GBR, EC2R 5AA
Legal & General Group PLC operates across four broad business areas of retirement, investment management, capital investment, and Retail. The retirement business provides guaranteed retirement income for corporate pension scheme members. The Investment Management business provides investment management services for both individuals and corporations, including managing pension funds. Capital investment uses customers' pension assets, as well as the group's shareholder capital, to make long-term investments in assets such as clean energy, housing, and SME finance. The Retail business provides of UK retail retirement and protection solutions and United States brokerage term life insurance. The majority of its assets under management are derived from the United Kingdom and Europe.

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