T ROWE Semi Variance

TRMIX Fund  USD 36.49  0.41  1.14%   
Semi-variance provides a good measure of downside volatility for equity or a portfolio. It is similar to variance, but it only looks at periods where the returns are less than the target or average level. Below is T ROWE's current Semi Variance with peer comparisons and related risk metrics.

Current Semi Variance Value

T ROWE carries a Semi Variance of 0.9741, consistent with low price variability. This places T ROWE at the lower end of the volatility range for Mutual Fund Funds.

Semi Variance

 = 

SUM(RET DEV)2

N(ZERO)

 = 
0.9741
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Actual return deviation over selected period
N(ZERO) = Number of points with returns less than zero

Semi Variance Peers Comparison

T ROWE falls above the 0.91 peer average for Semi Variance. T Rowe Price leads at 1.68 while American Funds 2020 registers the lowest at 0.1595. T ROWE has exhibited greater price dispersion than the peer average over the measured period.

Semi Variance Relative To Other Indicators

The chart below plots Semi Variance against Maximum Drawdown for T Rowe and its peers. Each point represents one equity — position along the horizontal axis shows Semi Variance 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.
T ROWE's Maximum Drawdown of 4.62 runs about 4.74 times its Semi Variance of 0.97 . This indicates Maximum Drawdown is significantly higher than Semi Variance for T ROWE.
Compare T ROWE to Peers

Methodology, Assumptions & Data Sources

T ROWE's Semi Variance currently stands at 0.9741. The Semi Variance for T ROWE applies a standardized calculation to daily closing prices and, where applicable, volume data across the selected period. Price data is sourced from standardized end-of-day feeds across supported exchanges, normalized for corporate actions. The calculation assumes continuous price data across the selected period. All readings are presented as reference data.

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