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PORTFOLIO RISK

Information Ratio

Measures active return per unit of benchmark-relative risk.

Formula

IR = Active return / Tracking error

Variables: Portfolio return minus benchmark; tracking error

What it means

Measures active return per unit of benchmark-relative risk.

Example

2% annual active return with 4% tracking error gives IR 0.5.

How to interpret it

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