Alpha and beta help investors judge performance and risk. This explainer breaks down what these numbers mean, how to read them, and why they matter for mutual fund decisions making.

・Stocks with betas higher than 1.0 are considered more volatile than the market, while stocks with betas lower than 1.0 are considered less volatile. ・The beta of a stock is statistically calculated ...

State Street® SPDR® US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF offers exposure to a cohort of U.S. stocks with a weighted average 24-month beta of just 0.5. It makes perfect sense to consider low beta ...