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Key Rate Duration

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Key Rate Duration
Holding all other maturities constant, this measures the sensitivity of a security or value of a portfolio to a 1% change in yield for a given maturity.

The calculation is as follows:



Notes:
There are 11 maturities along the Treasury spot rate curve, and a key rate duration is calculated for each. The sum of the key rate durations along a portfolio yield curve is equal to the effective duration of the portfolio.


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