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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Wednesday, September 9th, 2026

1 Day

18.35%

decreased by 1.02%

1 Week

18.57%

decreased by 0.80%

1 Month

19.34%

decreased by 0.03%

Analysis last updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC

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Parameter Estimates

Apr 14, 2003 to Sep 4, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 40 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 40 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 10.45 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.

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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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Shock decay: Shocks decay with a 40-day half-lifev = 10.45 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωconst2.3068
2.87***
αARCH0.0898
7.10***
βGARCH0.9830
161.20***
νDF10.4505
0.93

0.983

Persistence

40d

Half-life
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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

const

Unconditional variance weight

2.3068
2.87***
α

ARCH

Response to squared shocks

0.0898
7.10***
β

GARCH

Volatility persistence

0.9830
161.20***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

10.4505
0.93

Persistence:

0.983

Half-life:

40 days