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Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (LSE:PCFT) Beta : 1.16 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-09), Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's Beta is 1.16.


Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's Beta can be seen below:

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Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Beta Chart

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.80 1.35 - - 1.21

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 - - - - 1.21

Competitive Comparison of Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Polar Capital Global Financials 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.


Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's Beta falls into.



Polar Capital Global Financials 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.


Polar Capital Global Financials Trust  (LSE:PCFT) 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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Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (LSE:PCFT) Business Description

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16 Palace Street, London, GBR, SW1E 5JD
Polar Capital Global Financials Trust PLC is an asset management firm based in the United Kingdom. Its core objective is to provide its investors with a growing dividend income with capital appreciation. To achieve this, the company invests in listed or quoted securities issued by companies in the financial sector operating in the banking, insurance, property, and other subsectors. Its portfolio entails equities, index-linked and other debt securities, cash deposits, money market instruments, foreign currency exchange transactions, forward transactions, index options, and other instruments, including derivatives. It has a diversified portfolio of investments in different geographical regions such as North America, Europe, Asia, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Japan, and East Europe.

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