Tracking Error
Definition
What is Tracking Error?
The variability of the difference between a fund's return and its benchmarkA reference index or rate used to evaluate a fund's performance. return.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
An index fundA fund designed to track the holdings and performance of a stated market index. that frequently differs from its index by wide margins has higher tracking error.
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