"Jensen's alpha" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jensen's alphas [plural]
Etymology: First used as a measure in the evaluation of mutual fund managers by Michael C. Jensen in 1968. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Michael C. Jensen Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-Jensen's_alpha-en-noun-Hs~Bc0wF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, finance

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