Alpha (vs YCharts Benchmark) (5Y) Chart

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Alpha Definition

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Alpha measures the excess return that a security provides. Alpha can be measured by taking Risk Adjusted Security Return - Beta*(Risk Adjusted Market Return). This formula will return the outperformance that the security provides. Alpha is an important metric for active investing, where investors look for outperforming a particular benchmark.

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Alpha (vs YCharts Benchmark) (5Y) Range, Past 5 Years

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Alpha (vs YCharts Benchmark) (5Y) Excel Add-In Codes

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Metric Code: enhanced_market_alpha_60_month
Latest Data Point: =YCP("M:VFWAX", "enhanced_market_alpha_60_month")
Last 5 Data Points: =YCS("M:VFWAX", "enhanced_market_alpha_60_month", -4)
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