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Sharpe Ratio

Return per unit of risk

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What is Sharpe Ratio?

Sharpe ratio = (portfolio return − risk-free rate) / volatility. It tells you how much extra return you earned per unit of risk taken. Above 1.0 is considered good, above 2.0 exceptional. A high-return fund with extreme volatility can have a worse Sharpe than a lower-return fund with stable returns.

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