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Herald Investment Trust (CHIX:HRIL) Volatility : 19.89% (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Herald Investment Trust Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-26), Herald Investment Trust's Volatility is 19.89%.


Competitive Comparison of Herald Investment Trust's Volatility

For the Asset Management subindustry, Herald Investment Trust's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


Herald Investment Trust's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Herald Investment Trust's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Herald Investment Trust's Volatility falls into.



Herald Investment Trust  (CHIX:HRIl) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Herald Investment Trust  (CHIX:HRIl) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Herald Investment Trust (CHIX:HRIL) Business Description

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Address
10-11 Charterhouse Square, Welken House, London, GBR, EC1M 6EE
Herald Investment Trust PLC is an UK-based investment trust which aims capital appreciation through investments in smaller quoted companies in the areas of telecommunications, multimedia, and technology on a long-term basis. It focuses upon on diversifies portfolio which offers long-term growth potential and to benchmark its performance against the technology sector. The trust's investment portfolio includes companies which are in the business of software and computer services, technology hardware and equipment, printing and publishing, industrial sectors, support services, and others. Geographically, investments of the company are spread across the UK, North America, Japan, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The trust's revenue mainly consists of dividend and interest.

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