Jensen's alpha

English

Etymology

First used as a measure in the evaluation of mutual fund managers by Michael C. Jensen in 1968.

Noun

Jensen's alpha (plural Jensen's alphas)

  1. (finance) A metric used to determine the abnormal return of a security or portfolio over the theoretical expected return.
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