Treynor Ratio

Fancy becoming a treasure hunter in the world of investments? Let's get to know the Treynor Ratio! ๐Ÿฆœ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

The Treynor Ratio is one more number to help you understand the risk-adjusted returns of an investment ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ’ก Treynor Ratio = (investment return โž– risk free rate) โž— investment Beta

So it's just like the Sharpe or Sortino Ratios, except you divide by the Beta of the investment.

๐Ÿ’ก Beta = how closely a stock changes with the rest of the market ๐ŸŽข

A higher Beta means higher risk, as the investment might have larger ups and downs. ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“‰

Let's say Tesla stock had a 20% return in the last year ๐Ÿš˜

The risk-free rate was 4% โšก

And Tesla's Beta was 2.5 ๐Ÿš—

Then, you can plug in these numbers into the formula: (20% โž–4%) โž— 2.5 = 0.064 ๐Ÿงฎ

So, Tesla's Treynor Ratio is 0.064 ๐Ÿ‘

Let's say Ford's return in the last year was 6%, but its Treynor Ratio is 0.12 ๐Ÿ›ป

Then, even though Ford had a lower return, it had a better risk-adjusted return than Tesla ๐Ÿ†

Lastly, just remember that a higher Sharpe, Sortino or Treynor Ratio doesn't necessarily mean a 'better' investment ๐Ÿค”

These numbers are all based on past data, and the future could always look different ๐ŸŒ…

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