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Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust (GBAB) Sharpe Ratio: 0.24

GBAB's Sharpe Ratio of 0.24 indicates that for each unit of volatility, it generates 0.24 units of excess return above the risk-free rate. The ratio is calculated using historical daily returns over the past 12 months (as of Apr 2, 2026).

Sharpe uses total volatility (standard deviation) which includes both upside and downside price movements, making it useful for comparing risk-adjusted returns across different assets.

GBAB Sharpe Ratio Rank

GBAB Sharpe Ratio Rank: 49.550
Average

GBAB ranks above 49.5% of all investments in our database based on Sharpe Ratio over the past 12 months, showing balanced returns relative to total risk taken. Securities are ranked from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

What moves the rank

  • Strong returns with low total volatility → Higher rank
  • High volatility (both upside and downside) → Lower rank
  • Consistent returns → Higher rank than volatile returns of same magnitude
  • Sharp drawdowns increase volatility → Lower rank

What you can do with this information

  • Returns are proportional to volatility—neither strong nor weak
  • Evaluate whether the volatility profile aligns with your risk tolerance
  • Review higher-ranked alternatives in the same category
  • Monitor rank direction to identify improving or deteriorating trends

GBAB Sharpe Ratio Market Positioning

The chart shows GBAB's Sharpe Ratio relative to all stocks on our platform, with color zones indicating percentile rankings. Higher ratios indicate better risk-adjusted returns.

  • Red zone (bottom 25%): -0.34 or lower
  • Yellow zone (middle 50%): -0.34 to 1.11
  • Green zone (top 25%): 1.11 or higher
  • Top 1%: 4.85+
  • Median: 0.28 — half of all investments score higher

How it compares to other similar stocks

The table compares Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust's Sharpe Ratio with other stocks in the Asset Management industry across multiple time periods, showing how GBAB's risk-adjusted performance compares to industry peers.

Data shows 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods, plus each stock's all-time average, as of Apr 2, 2026.

SymbolName1Y Sharpe Ratio5Y Sharpe Ratio10Y Sharpe RatioAll Time Sharpe Ratio
RMCOWRoyalty Management Holding Corporation6.13
SIISprott Inc5.80
SSSSSuRo Capital Corp.3.07
EICCEagle Point Income Company Inc2.90
AEFAberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.2.82
AAMIAcadian Asset Management Inc2.81
ASAASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited2.52
HQLTekla Life Sciences Investors2.27
RMTRoyce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.2.11
FUNDSprott Focus Trust, Inc.2.07
GBABGuggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust0.24

S&P 500 Index

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Historical Sharpe Ratio

The chart shows GBAB's rolling Sharpe ratio over time compared to your chosen benchmark. Rising trends indicate improving returns relative to total volatility, while declining trends may signal deteriorating risk-adjusted performance or increased volatility. Use multiple timeframes to distinguish short-term fluctuations from long-term patterns.

Identify market cycles by observing when GBAB consistently outperforms (line above benchmark), underperforms (below benchmark), or aligns with the benchmark.

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Explore GBAB risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

GBAB Sortino Ratio