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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LSE:BGUK) Beta : 1.28 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-05), Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta is 1.28.


Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta can be seen below:

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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Beta Chart

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.06 1.25 1.21 - -

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 1.30

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's Beta falls into.



Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust 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.


Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust  (LSE:BGUK) 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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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LSE:BGUK) Business Description

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28 St James’s Square, Grimaldi House, 1st Floor, London, GBR, SW1Y 4JH
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust PLC is an investment company and carries on business as an investment trust. The company invests in a portfolio of between 35 and 65 stocks principally selected for their potential to provide shareholders with attractive returns relative to the FTSE All-Share Index. The portfolio is invested primarily in listed UK equities. The principal investment objective of the company is to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index.

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