This firm has a beta of 0.61. Let's try to break down what Bill Holdings's beta means in this case. The returns on MARKET and Bill Holdings are completely uncorrelated. The beta indicator helps investors understand whether Bill Holdings moves in the same direction as the rest of the market, and how volatile (i.e., risky) it is compared to the market (i.e., selected benchmark). In other words, if Bill Holdings deviates very little from the market, it does not add much risk to the portfolio, but it also doesn't increase the expected returns.