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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (LSE:EWI) Beta : 0.83 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-05), Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust's Beta is 0.83.


Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust's Beta can be seen below:

* 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.

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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust Beta Chart

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 0.26 - - 0.89

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment 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 - - - - 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Edinburgh Worldwide Investment 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.


Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust's Beta falls into.



Edinburgh Worldwide Investment 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.


Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust  (LSE:EWI) 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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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (LSE:EWI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC is an investment company with the objective to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in listed companies worldwide. It seeks to construct its portfolio through the identification of individual companies with business across North America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The firm invests mainly in information technology, materials, consumer discretionary, financials, industrials, health care sectors and communication Services. It manages portfolios of United States, Canadian and Asian clients and has a client base covering corporate, public and foundation assets.

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