iShares MSCI Colombia ETF (ICOL)

TotalReturn:

'Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year, when all distributions are reinvested. Total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. For example, a total return of 20% means the security increased by 20% of its original value due to a price increase, distribution of dividends (if a stock), coupons (if a bond) or capital gains (if a fund). Total return is a strong measure of an investment’s overall performance.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (67.7%) in the period of the last 5 years, the total return, or performance of -29.3% of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF is lower, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the total return, or performance is -19.7%, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 37% from the benchmark.

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a useful measure of growth over multiple time periods. It can be thought of as the growth rate that gets you from the initial investment value to the ending investment value if you assume that the investment has been compounding over the time period.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (10.9%) in the period of the last 5 years, the annual return (CAGR) of -6.7% of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF is lower, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (11.1%) in the period of the last 3 years, the annual return (CAGR) of -7.1% is smaller, thus worse.

Volatility:

'Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. Volatility can either be measured by using the standard deviation or variance between returns from that same security or market index. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. In the securities markets, volatility is often associated with big swings in either direction. For example, when the stock market rises and falls more than one percent over a sustained period of time, it is called a 'volatile' market.'

• Looking at the historical 30 days volatility of 27.5% in the last 5 years of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (21.4%)
• Compared with SPY (24.8%) in the period of the last 3 years, the 30 days standard deviation of 32.3% is greater, thus worse.

DownVol:

'Risk measures typically quantify the downside risk, whereas the standard deviation (an example of a deviation risk measure) measures both the upside and downside risk. Specifically, downside risk in our definition is the semi-deviation, that is the standard deviation of all negative returns.'

• Looking at the downside deviation of 20.9% in the last 5 years of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (15.5%)
• During the last 3 years, the downside risk is 24.7%, which is greater, thus worse than the value of 17.9% from the benchmark.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio is the measure of risk-adjusted return of a financial portfolio. Sharpe ratio is a measure of excess portfolio return over the risk-free rate relative to its standard deviation. Normally, the 90-day Treasury bill rate is taken as the proxy for risk-free rate. A portfolio with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered superior relative to its peers. The measure was named after William F Sharpe, a Nobel laureate and professor of finance, emeritus at Stanford University.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.39) in the period of the last 5 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of -0.34 of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF is lower, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (0.34) in the period of the last 3 years, the risk / return profile (Sharpe) of -0.3 is lower, thus worse.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio, a variation of the Sharpe ratio only factors in the downside, or negative volatility, rather than the total volatility used in calculating the Sharpe ratio. The theory behind the Sortino variation is that upside volatility is a plus for the investment, and it, therefore, should not be included in the risk calculation. Therefore, the Sortino ratio takes upside volatility out of the equation and uses only the downside standard deviation in its calculation instead of the total standard deviation that is used in calculating the Sharpe ratio.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.54) in the period of the last 5 years, the excess return divided by the downside deviation of -0.44 of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF is smaller, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the excess return divided by the downside deviation is -0.39, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 0.48 from the benchmark.

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• The Ulcer Index over 5 years of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF is 28 , which is higher, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (8.47 ) in the same period.
• Looking at Ulcer Index in of 27 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (10 ).

MaxDD:

'A maximum drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum Drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period. It can be used both as a stand-alone measure or as an input into other metrics such as 'Return over Maximum Drawdown' and the Calmar Ratio. Maximum Drawdown is expressed in percentage terms.'

• Looking at the maximum DrawDown of -63.6 days in the last 5 years of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days)
• Looking at maximum DrawDown in of -59.7 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (-33.7 days).

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs) in days.'

• Looking at the maximum time in days below previous high water mark of 1095 days in the last 5 years of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (231 days)
• Compared with SPY (231 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum days below previous high of 667 days is larger, thus worse.

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• The average days below previous high over 5 years of iShares MSCI Colombia ETF is 488 days, which is larger, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (54 days) in the same period.
• Compared with SPY (58 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the average time in days below previous high water mark of 305 days is larger, thus worse.