Federal Home Loan Mortgage (Federal Home Loan Mortgage) Volatility : 56.80% (As of May. 14, 2024)

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What is Federal Home Loan Mortgage 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 (2024-05-14), Federal Home Loan Mortgage's Volatility is 56.80%.

Competitive Comparison of Federal Home Loan Mortgage's Volatility

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Federal Home Loan Mortgage'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.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Federal Home Loan Mortgage's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Federal Home Loan Mortgage's Volatility falls into.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (OTCPK:FREGP.PFD) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σ_A	=	σ_M	*	√12
	=	√ 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2	*	√12

Where: σ_M is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, R_i 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.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (OTCPK:FREGP.PFD) 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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Federal Home Loan Mortgage (Federal Home Loan Mortgage) Business Description

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Address

8200 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, USA, 22102-3110

Website

https://www.freddiemac.com

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp is a US based government-sponsored enterprise. The company invests in mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities. It operates in the following segments: Single-family, Multifamily. The company is engaged in originating, purchase, and guarantee single-family loans originated by its seller. It provides a guarantee and security for the payment of principal and interest on the mortgage-related securities in exchange for management and guarantee fees. The company purchases multifamily loans for aggregation and then securitization through the issuance of multifamily K Certificates as well as issues and guarantees other securitization products. Majority of the revenue is earned from single family.