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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF GAS-GARCH Student T Volatility Analysis
Volatility prediction for Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
1 Day
15.79%
decreased by 0.81%
1 Week
15.95%
decreased by 0.65%
1 Month
16.54%
decreased by 0.06%
Analysis last updated: Monday, July 27, 2026 at 09:33 PM UTC
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How volatility evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Apr 5, 1996 to Jul 24, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.990, volatility shocks have a half-life of 70 trading days (~0.3 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate. Returns follow a Student-t distribution with v = 7.71 degrees of freedom, capturing fatter tails than a normal distribution.
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GAS-GARCH-T Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 2.0306 | 6.75*** |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.0852 | 37.79*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.9902 | 677.26*** |
ν DF Student-t tail thickness | 7.7111 | 6.68*** |
Persistence:
0.990
Half-life:
70 days
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