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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis

Volatility prediction for Monday, October 26th, 2026

1 Day

12.93%

decreased by 0.30%

1 Week

13.17%

decreased by 0.06%

1 Month

14.03%

increased by 0.80%

Analysis last updated: Friday, October 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM UTC

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News Impact Curve

How returns affect tomorrow's volatility

Volatility Forecast

How volatility evolves over time

Parameter Estimates

Aug 27, 2001 to Oct 23, 2026

Model Insight

Volatility shocks decay with a half-life of 61 trading days, meaning a shock loses half its impact after approximately 61 days. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 7.64 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 61-day half-lifev = 7.64 · fat tails
ParamValuet-stat
ωlong-run1.7915
1.62
αscore0.0946
8.78***
βpersistence0.9887
138.80***
νDF7.6379
1.66*

0.989

Persistence

61d

Half-life
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GAS-GARCH-T Model

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ParameterValuet-statistic
ω

long-run

Long-run variance given a price move

1.7915
1.62
α

score

Weight on the scaled score

0.0946
8.78***
β

persistence

Volatility persistence

0.9887
138.80***
ν

DF

Student-t tail thickness

7.6379
1.66*

Persistence:

0.989

Half-life:

61 days