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Version: 21.8.3

Measures for ELBENCHMARKMEASURE

The keys in the next table present the possible types of risk figures which could be used in the generic ELBENCHMARKMEASURE function.

Note: the letter case has no influence on the functions.

KeyDescription
tracking-errorreturns the tracking error of a portfolio to a benchmark
l2-distancereturns the euclidian distance between the portfolio and benchmark returns
betareturns the linear relationship between the portfolio and the benchmark returns. If the benchmark return increases by 1 unit, the portfolio return will increase by beta.
correlationreturns the correlation between the portfolio and the benchmark.