ALPS International Variance

IDOG Etf  USD 40.96  0.60  1.49%   
Observed values used to calculate the Variance technical indicator for ALPS International Sector. Certain instruments may report limited data depending on market coverage.
ALPS International Sector has current Variance of 0.688. Variance is another measure of security risk that shows the amount of dispersion of equity returns around their mean value. Variance is calculated as the average squared deviations from the mean. Evaluating a set of investment alternatives one can use variance to help determine the volatility when purchasing a specific security. Similar to Standard Deviation, the variance is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out around its mean.

Variance

 = 

SUM(RET DEV)2

N

 = 
0.688
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Actual returns deviation over selected period
N = Number of points for the period

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Variance Relative To Other Indicators

ALPS International Sector is rated below average in variance relative to comparable ETFs. It is currently under evaluation in maximum drawdown relative to comparable ETFs at roughly 6.48 Maximum Drawdown per unit of Variance. ALPS International Sector carries a 6.48 x Maximum Drawdown-to-Variance ratio
Variance is also a measure of stock volatility and can help determine the risk an investor might take on when purchasing a specific security. A relatively big variance indicates that the daily prices or returns are far from the mean and a small variance indicates that they are located around the mean. Compare ALPS International to Peers

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