Jensen's Alpha Formula

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Jensen's Alpha is used to measure the risk-adjusted performance of a security or portfolio in relation to the expected market return. Check FAQs
α=Rp-(Rf+βp(Rm-Rf))
α - Jensen's Alpha?Rp - Annual Return on Investment?Rf - Risk Free Interest Rate?βp - Beta of the Portfolio?Rm - Annual return of the market benchmark?

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11.585Edit=12Edit-(0.5Edit+0.85Edit(0.4Edit-0.5Edit))
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Jensen's Alpha Solution

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FIRST Step Consider the formula
α=Rp-(Rf+βp(Rm-Rf))
Next Step Substitute values of Variables
α=12-(0.5+0.85(0.4-0.5))
Next Step Prepare to Evaluate
α=12-(0.5+0.85(0.4-0.5))
LAST Step Evaluate
α=11.585

Jensen's Alpha Formula Elements

Variables
Jensen's Alpha
Jensen's Alpha is used to measure the risk-adjusted performance of a security or portfolio in relation to the expected market return.
Symbol: α
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Annual Return on Investment
Annual return on investment is the geometric average amount of money earned by an investment each year over a given time period.
Symbol: Rp
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Risk Free Interest Rate
Risk Free Interest Rate is the theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risks.
Symbol: Rf
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Beta of the Portfolio
The Beta of the Portfolio is the weighted sum of the individual asset betas.
Symbol: βp
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Annual return of the market benchmark
The annual return of the market benchmark is the geometric average amount of money earned from benchmarking each year over a given time period.
Symbol: Rm
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.

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How to Evaluate Jensen's Alpha?

Jensen's Alpha evaluator uses Jensen's Alpha = Annual Return on Investment-(Risk Free Interest Rate+Beta of the Portfolio*(Annual return of the market benchmark-Risk Free Interest Rate)) to evaluate the Jensen's Alpha, Jensen's Alpha is used to measure the risk-adjusted performance of a security or portfolio in relation to the expected market return. Jensen's Alpha is denoted by α symbol.

How to evaluate Jensen's Alpha using this online evaluator? To use this online evaluator for Jensen's Alpha, enter Annual Return on Investment (Rp), Risk Free Interest Rate (Rf), Beta of the Portfolio (βp) & Annual return of the market benchmark (Rm) and hit the calculate button.

FAQs on Jensen's Alpha

What is the formula to find Jensen's Alpha?
The formula of Jensen's Alpha is expressed as Jensen's Alpha = Annual Return on Investment-(Risk Free Interest Rate+Beta of the Portfolio*(Annual return of the market benchmark-Risk Free Interest Rate)). Here is an example- 11.585 = 12-(0.5+0.85*(0.4-0.5)).
How to calculate Jensen's Alpha?
With Annual Return on Investment (Rp), Risk Free Interest Rate (Rf), Beta of the Portfolio (βp) & Annual return of the market benchmark (Rm) we can find Jensen's Alpha using the formula - Jensen's Alpha = Annual Return on Investment-(Risk Free Interest Rate+Beta of the Portfolio*(Annual return of the market benchmark-Risk Free Interest Rate)).
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