5 Types of Concentration Risk John Spacey, updated on
Concentration risk is the potential for a particular investment or class of investments to threaten the health of a financial institution or investment portfolio. The following are a few types of concentration risk.
1. Credit RiskConcentration risk was originally a term that banks used to describe credit risk in the form of lending too much to one particular customer or type of customer such as companies in a particular industry. In recent years, the term is also used to describe broader portfolio diversification risks.2. Country RiskConcentration of a portfolio on investments in a particular country.3. Investment RiskExposure to price fluctuations in a particular investment such as a stock or a basket of stocks in the same industry.4. Commodity RiskOver-investment in assets that are tied in some way to the price of a commodity. For example, the price of airline stocks may be influenced by the cost of oil.5. Political RiskInvestments that are exposed to risk from a particular political event such as an election.RiskThis is the complete list of articles we have written about risk.If you enjoyed this page, please consider bookmarking Simplicable.
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