Considering 30-days investment horizon, Alliance One International Inc. is expected to under-perform the British Amer. In addition to that, Alliance is 2.94 times more volatile than British American Tobacco plc. It trades about -0.31 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. British American Tobacco plc is currently generating about -0.34 per unit of volatility. If you would invest 10,336 in British American Tobacco plc on April 25, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (772) from holding British American Tobacco plc or give up 7.47% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Average diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alliance One International Inc and British American Tobacco plc in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)