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 (2024-05-28), NEW GERMANY FUND's Volatility is 21.40%.
Competitive Comparison of NEW GERMANY FUND's Volatility
For the Asset Management subindustry, NEW GERMANY FUND'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.
NEW GERMANY FUND's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, NEW GERMANY FUND's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where NEW GERMANY FUND's Volatility falls into.
NEW GERMANY FUND (NYSE:GF) 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.
NEW GERMANY FUND (NYSE:GF) 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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NEW GERMANY FUND (NEW GERMANY FUND) Business Description
NEW GERMANY FUND INC is the United States based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. As the investment objective, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in middle market German equities. The fund's portfolio of investment includes investment in different sectors such as the industrials, information technology, material, consumer discretionary, Communication Services, Financials, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Utilities, healthcare, Energy and others. Its portfolio is geographically diversified across the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.
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