Risk decomposition
NVDA
Market → sector → subsector → α-residual · 2026-02-25 → 2026-08-17

Market
+21.6%
Sector
+20.6%
Subsector
-1.6%
α residual
-25.2%
Stock
+15.4%
Every position carries the market, its sector, and its subsector before any stock-specific move. The waterfall splits NVDA's realized return into those benchmark layers; the α residual is what the three hedge layers do not explain.
Research referencing NVDA
source: RiskModels — GET /ticker-returns?ticker=NVDA&years=1