IShares Global Downside Variance

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Reference data associated with the Downside Variance technical indicator for iShares Global Monthly. Coverage may vary across instruments due to feed availability.
iShares Global Monthly has current Downside Variance of 0.385. Downside Variance (or DV) is measured by target semi-variance and is termed downside volatility. It is expressed in percentages and therefore allows for rankings in the same way as variance. One way to view downside volatility is the annualized variance of returns below the target.

Downside Variance

 = 

SUM(RET DEV)2

N(ER)

 = 
0.385
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Actual returns deviation over selected period
N(ER) = Number of points with returns less than expected return for the period

Downside Variance Peers Comparison

Downside Variance Relative To Other Indicators

iShares Global Monthly is rated below average in downside variance against similar ETFs. It is currently under evaluation in maximum drawdown against similar ETFs producing 8.64 in Maximum Drawdown for each unit of Downside Variance. The spread between Maximum Drawdown and Downside Variance for iShares Global Monthly sits at 8.64
Downside Variance is the probability-weighted squared below-target returns. The squaring of the below-target returns has the effect of penalizing failures at an exponential rate. This is consistent with observations made on the behavior of individual decision-making under. Compare IShares Global to Peers

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