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Personal Assets Trust (LSE:PNL) Volatility : 3.65% (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Personal Assets Trust Volatility?

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 (2024-05-11), Personal Assets Trust's Volatility is 3.65%.


Competitive Comparison of Personal Assets Trust's Volatility

For the Asset Management subindustry, Personal Assets Trust'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.


Personal Assets Trust's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Personal Assets Trust's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Personal Assets Trust's Volatility falls into.



Personal Assets Trust  (LSE:PNL) 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.


Personal Assets Trust  (LSE:PNL) 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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Personal Assets Trust (LSE:PNL) Business Description

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Address
28 Walker Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, GBR, EH3 7HR
Personal Assets Trust PLC is a self-managed investment trust. The company's policy is to protect and increase the value of shareholders' funds per share over the long term and to earn a high total return as is compatible with risk equivalent to that of the FTSE All-Share Index. The firm invests in equity shares, fixed interest securities, and other investments. The group holds investments in listed companies and fixed interest securities, holds cash balances and has receivables and payables. It from time to time also invests in FTSE 100 Futures and enters into forward currency contracts. The majority of the revenue comes from the United States of America and United Kingdom market.

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