American Century Mean Deviation

QINT ETF  USD 70.79  1.72  2.49%   
The mean deviation of the equity instrument is the first measure of the distances between each value of security historical prices and the mean. It gives us an idea of how spread out from the center the distribution of returns. Below is American Century's current Mean Deviation with peer comparisons and related risk metrics.

Current Mean Deviation Value

American Century registers a Mean Deviation of 0.9729, reflecting low price variability. This places American Century at the lower end of the volatility range for ETF.

Mean Deviation

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SUM(RET DEV)

N

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0.9729
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Sum of return deviations of American Century
N = Number of calculation points for selected time horizon

Mean Deviation Peers Comparison

American Century's Mean Deviation of 0.9729 falls below the 0.99 peer average. Values range from 0.7053 (Vanguard Multifactor) to 1.26 (EMQQ The Emerging), with moderate dispersion across the group. American Century has exhibited less price dispersion than the peer average over the measured period.

Mean Deviation Relative To Other Indicators

The chart below plots Mean Deviation against Maximum Drawdown for American Century and its peers. Each point represents one equity — position along the horizontal axis shows Mean Deviation while the vertical axis shows Maximum Drawdown. Equities that cluster in different quadrants carry distinct risk-return profiles. Use the dropdowns to swap in other indicators for either axis.
Comparing Mean Deviation ( 0.97 ) to Maximum Drawdown ( 5.69 ) for American Century yields a 5.85 multiple. This indicates Maximum Drawdown substantially exceeds Mean Deviation for American Century.
Compare American Century to Peers

Methodology, Assumptions & Data Sources

American Century has a current Mean Deviation reading of 0.9729. American Century's Mean Deviation is computed from historical closing prices over the selected time horizon, applying the indicator's defined mathematical transformation to raw price data. All inputs are based on exchange-reported closing prices, with adjustments for stock splits, dividends, and other corporate actions. The output reflects the selected calculation window — changing the horizon will produce different readings. This ETF metric is provided for analytical reference.

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