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BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM) Volatility : 20.42% (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is BlackRock World Mining 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 (2024-06-05), BlackRock World Mining Trust's Volatility is 20.42%.


Competitive Comparison of BlackRock World Mining Trust's Volatility

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock World Mining 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.


BlackRock World Mining Trust's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock World Mining Trust's Volatility falls into.



BlackRock World Mining Trust  (LSE:BRWM) 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.


BlackRock World Mining Trust  (LSE:BRWM) 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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BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM) Business Description

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Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, GBR, EC2N 2DL
BlackRock World Mining Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its primary investment objective is to maximize total returns to shareholders through a portfolio of mining and metal securities. The company seeks to achieve its objective through investment in a diversified portfolio of mining and metal securities worldwide. It focuses upon investing in quoted securities, royalties derived from the production of metals and minerals, as well as physical metals. The company may restrict its investments to 10% of gross assets in physical metals and 20% in unquoted investments. It may utilize derivative instruments such as options, futures, and contracts for difference to enhance the performance of the group to meet its objectives.

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