Vista Gold Downside Variance

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Vista Gold has current Downside Variance of 47.6. 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)

 = 
47.6
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

Vista Gold is rated second in downside variance among leading competitors. It is currently under evaluation in maximum drawdown among leading competitors reporting about 0.71 of Maximum Drawdown per Downside Variance. At 1.41 , Vista Gold's Downside Variance-to-Maximum Drawdown multiple reflects the spread between these metrics
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 Vista Gold to Peers

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