2. Alpha is an investment’s active return which is directly related to the investment decision.
3. Alpha will be zero if the investment performs in line with the benchmark.
4. If an investment has an alpha value of 1, this means that it has outperformed the comparison market index or benchmark by 1% and if it is -2, it means that the investment has underperformed by 2%.
5. Alpha is a key number to look at in active investment strategy.
(Content on this page is courtesy Centre for Investment Education and Learning (CIEL). Contributions by Girija Gadre, Arti Bhargava and Labdhi Mehta.)
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