Sharpe Ratio definition

Sharpe Ratio means a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk, using standard deviation and excess return. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better a fund’s historical risk-adjusted performance;
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Sharpe Ratio means, for each Sector Basket on each Relevant Index Selection Day, a value calculated based on the monthly performance of the relevant Sector Basket over the previous twelve months in accordance with the following formula:
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Sharpe Ratio means a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk, using standard deviation and excess return. The higher
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Examples of Sharpe Ratio in a sentence

  • The expected volatility should tend to be of the same magnitude or less than the benchmark to produce a superior Sharpe Ratio.

  • The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.

  • Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk.

  • The expected volatility should tend to be of the same magnitude or less than the MSCI Europe ex UK Index to produce a superior Sharpe Ratio.

  • The expected volatility should tend to be of the same magnitude or less than the MSCI EMU Index to produce a superior Sharpe Ratio.

  • The expected volatility should tend to be of the same magnitude or less than the MSCI Europe Index to produce a superior Sharpe Ratio.

  • The expected volatility should tend to be of the same magnitude or less than the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index to produce a superior Sharpe Ratio.

  • The investment vehicle must also exhibit attractive risk characteristics having generated a Sharpe Ratio near 1.0 (or above) during such periods.

  • In short, for these types of funds, the standard deviation understates the actual risk and the Sharpe Ratio should be of only limited interest.

  • We should get out of the habit of looking primarily at a fund’s standard deviation as a measure of risk and at a fund’s Sharpe Ratio as a measure of fund performance, without also looking at the fund’s serial correlation and lagged effects measures.


More Definitions of Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe Ratio. ’ means a ratio which is a measure of the excess return per unit of risk in an investment strategy, calculated as:
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Related to Sharpe Ratio

  • Expense Ratio is defined as a Fund's annual investment management fees and expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all brokerage commissions, other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and extraordinary expenses) as a percentage of such Fund's daily net asset value.

  • Percentage Ratio means with respect to a Trust, the percentage relationship among the Securities based on the number of contracts of each Option per Unit, the principal amount of each Bond per Unit and the number of shares of each Equity Security per Unit compared to all Securities attributable to each Unit existing immediately prior to the related additional deposit of Securities. The Percentage Ratio shall be adjusted to the extent necessary, and may be rounded, to reflect the occurrence of a stock dividend, a stock split or a similar event which affects the capital structure of the issuer of a security."

  • Net Leverage Ratio means, at any time, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness at such time minus (ii) the Qualified Cash Amount to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed period of four fiscal quarters.

  • Quick Ratio is a ratio of Quick Assets to Current Liabilities.

  • CET1 Ratio means, as of any Balance Sheet Date, the CET1 Capital as of such Balance Sheet Date, divided by the BIS Risk Weighted Assets as of such Balance Sheet Date, expressed as a percentage, such ratio (or the components thereof) as determined by the Group Holding Company, and (i) as disclosed in the Quarterly Financial Accounts published on the relevant Ordinary Publication Date or (ii) constituting (or as disclosed in) the Reviewed Interim Measurement published upon the instruction of the FINMA on the relevant Extraordinary Publication Date, as applicable.

  • Total Net Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.

  • Debt Service Ratio means for any period the Modified Cash NOI for all consolidated and unconsolidated properties of the Operating Partnership based on its share (determined on a proportional ownership basis based upon the Operating Partnership’s ownership (direct or indirect) in each of its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures) divided by Debt Service.

  • Consolidated Fixed Charge Ratio means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Four-Quarter Period ending on the date of computation thereof, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges;

  • Adjusted Leverage Ratio means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Adjusted Liabilities to (ii) Tangible Net Worth.

  • Capitalization Ratio means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt to (b) Capitalization.

  • Net Total Leverage Ratio means, on any date, the ratio of (A) (i) without duplication, the aggregate principal amount of any Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date less (ii) without duplication, the Unrestricted Cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period, to (B) Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Net Total Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.

  • Fixed Charge Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (a) Consolidated EBITDA, divided by (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges.

  • Senior Net Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Senior Indebtedness on such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in which financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) without giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto.

  • Consolidated Capitalization Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness to (b) Consolidated Capital.

  • Maximum Leverage Ratio shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.

  • RBC Ratio means the risk-based capital ratio of the Insurer, which will be calculated in a manner consistent with the requirements and methodologies prescribed under Massachusetts Law, as applied by the Insurer in the ordinary course of its business, consistent with its historic practice.

  • Total Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

  • Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

  • Senior Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of (i) Senior Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date to (ii) Annualized EBITDA for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period.

  • Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio means, on any Transaction Date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus cash and Temporary Cash Investments of the Issuers and the Restricted Subsidiaries to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the then applicable Four Quarter Period. The Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated consistent with the pro forma adjustments contemplated by the numbered paragraphs included in the definition of Interest Coverage Ratio.

  • Performance Ratio (PR) means the ratio of plant output versus installed plant capacity at any instance with respect to the radiation measured.

  • Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

  • Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

  • Effective Leverage Ratio has the meaning set forth in the Statement.

  • Leverage Ratio means, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

  • Coverage Ratio As to any one or more of the Combined Leased Properties, the ratio of the EBITDARM generated by such Combined Leased Property(ies) to Base Rent allocable thereto under the applicable Combined Leases, in each case for the four (4) full calendar quarters ending not less than sixty (60) days prior to the occurrence of a Section 16.10.3.1