Portfolio Analytics
Information Ratio
Definition
What is Information Ratio?
Active returnThe difference between a portfolio's return and its benchmark's return. relative to the volatilityThe degree and frequency of price or return fluctuations. of active return.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
A manager that consistently beats the benchmarkA reference index or rate used to evaluate a fund's performance. with small deviations has a high information ratio.
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