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AU (Anglogold Ashanti) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio : 0.84 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)


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What is Anglogold Ashanti 3-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past three years. As of today (2025-07-03), Anglogold Ashanti's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio is 0.84.


Competitive Comparison of Anglogold Ashanti's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Gold subindustry, Anglogold Ashanti's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Anglogold Ashanti's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Anglogold Ashanti's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Anglogold Ashanti's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio falls into.


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Anglogold Ashanti 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last three years. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past three years.


Anglogold Ashanti  (NYSE:AU) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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Anglogold Ashanti Business Description

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6363 S Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Denver, CO, USA, 80111
Anglogold Ashanti PLC is one of the gold miners. The company also produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its operating divisions are Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the Africa region which includes its operations of the Kibali, Iduapriem, Obuasi, Siguiri, and Geita mines.