SphinxRisk

One point more

What another percentage point of this holding would do to your volatility.

In the demo portfolio +49 bp

How it is computed here

The derivative of portfolio volatility with respect to that weight, converted into basis points per point of weight.

Worked example

  1. Add one point of weight to HLX, taking it evenly from the rest: portfolio volatility changes by about +49 basis points.
  2. A basis point is 0.01%. The holding with the largest number is the one to trim first if the goal is less risk.

Demo portfolio: four invented companies, generated prices, measured by the real engine. Past returns do not predict future ones.

Where it misleads

It is a local figure, true for a small change. It does not describe what doubling the position would do, because the correlations shift as the weights do.

Where is the risk?