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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Beta : 1.36 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is BlackRock Smaller Trust Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-10), BlackRock Smaller Trust's Beta is 1.36.


BlackRock Smaller Trust Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock Smaller Trust's Beta can be seen below:

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BlackRock Smaller Trust Beta Chart

BlackRock Smaller Trust Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.32 0.50 - -

BlackRock Smaller Trust Semi-Annual Data
Aug13 Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23
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 0.50 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Smaller Trust's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Smaller 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.


BlackRock Smaller Trust's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock Smaller Trust's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock Smaller Trust's Beta falls into.



BlackRock Smaller 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.


BlackRock Smaller Trust  (LSE:BRSC) 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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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Business Description

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Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue, Exchange Place One, London, GBR, EC2N 2DL
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller UK quoted companies. The company mainly attracts long-term private and institutional investors wanting to benefit from the growth prospects of smaller companies. It focuses on investing UK smaller companies which are listed on the London Stock Exchange or on the Alternative Investment Market. The firm has adopted a consistent investment process, focusing on good quality growth companies that are trading well and it also considers sector weightings and underlying themes and method of stock selection.

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