Distribution analysis looks at the distribution of returns over a given time period. It is most commonly associated with the bell curve. The x axis shows all the possible returns with the theoretical range of -100% to + infinity. The y axis shows the frequency with which these returns occur.

The purpose of this sort of analysis is to look past the funds average return and determine whether it is the most likely return. This is done by looking the bell curve and measuring the distributions skew and kurtosis.

The chart can be manipulated by changing the following:

Period

Choose the period you want to analyse, you can choose between 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and a number of other options up to 10 years.

Return Periods

You can choose to have weekly or daily returns periods.

Note: A maximum of 12 instruments can be plotted on the chart.