What is Kurtosis?

Kurtosis is a statistical measure that describes the "tailedness" of a distribution, focusing on how data points are dispersed around the mean. A higher kurtosis indicates a distribution with fatter tails, meaning there is a higher frequency of outliers. Conversely, a lower kurtosis suggests a distribution with thinner tails, implying a lower frequency of outliers.

Kurtosis LLC

At Kurtosis LLC, we aim to minimize kurtosis in investment portfolios through strategically concentrated holdings in companies with unique, unappreciated characteristics, thereby reducing the long-run occurrence of extreme outliers.