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1 January 1995 Financial Analysts Journal Volume 51, Issue 1

Risk, Market Sensitivity, and Diversification

  1. William F. Sharpe

Much can be learned about the risk character of a portfolio by measuring its market sensitivity and diversification. The author explains the meaning of these two key measures and shows how to calculate their values, using corresponding measures for the individual securities in the portfolio.

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