Low Volatility Stocks
The stocks whose daily returns swung least over the past year, updated every trading day.
As of the Oct 30, 2026 close, CHT (Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.) has the lowest volatility of the 2,803 stocks ranked here, at 12.92%. Utilities is the most common sector in the top 50, with 21 stocks.
| # | Stock | Sector | Volatility | 1Y Return | Max DD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHTChunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. | Communication Services | 12.92% | +19.25% | -7.00% |
| 2 | BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | Financials | 14.34% | +13.61% | -9.12% |
| 3 | FTSFortis Inc. | Utilities | 14.62% | +20.07% | -9.92% |
| 4 | EMAEmera Incorporated | Utilities | 15.74% | +7.20% | -16.34% |
| 5 | REGRegency Centers Corporation | Real Estate | 15.83% | +11.92% | -13.50% |
| 6 | PECOPhillips Edison & Company, Inc. | Real Estate | 15.85% | +18.31% | -16.09% |
| 7 | LLoews Corporation | Financials | 15.99% | +12.10% | -12.49% |
| 8 | ATOAtmos Energy Corporation | Utilities | 15.99% | +1.76% | -17.80% |
| 9 | FEFirstEnergy Corp. | Utilities | 16.24% | +5.57% | -15.44% |
| 10 | IVTInvenTrust Properties Corp. | Real Estate | 16.38% | +16.49% | -19.54% |
| 11 | FRTFederal Realty Investment Trust | Real Estate | 16.39% | +21.12% | -16.70% |
| 12 | RYRoyal Bank of Canada | Financials | 16.40% | +42.81% | -12.01% |
| 13 | EVRGEvergy Inc. | Utilities | 16.47% | +14.37% | -11.14% |
| 14 | DUKDuke Energy Corporation | Utilities | 16.57% | +5.31% | -13.67% |
| 15 | MPLXMPLX LP | Energy | 16.63% | +28.59% | -7.71% |
| 16 | OGEOGE Energy Corp. | Utilities | 16.78% | +15.45% | -11.35% |
| 17 | CHCOCity Holding Co | Financials | 16.91% | +23.43% | -8.78% |
| 18 | WECWEC Energy Group Inc. | Utilities | 16.95% | +6.60% | -14.47% |
| 19 | ORealty Income Corporation | Real Estate | 16.99% | +4.22% | -18.55% |
| 20 | PNWPinnacle West Capital Corporation | Utilities | 17.04% | +23.28% | -15.97% |
| 21 | EGPEastGroup Properties Inc. | Real Estate | 17.17% | +17.04% | -13.95% |
| 22 | DBSDYDBS Group Holdings Ltd | Financials | 17.23% | +44.58% | -9.46% |
| 23 | AFLAflac Incorporated | Financials | 17.27% | +18.38% | -13.75% |
| 24 | ETEnergy Transfer LP | Energy | 17.28% | +34.02% | -10.03% |
| 25 | ADCAgree Realty Corporation | Real Estate | 17.29% | -3.56% | -19.62% |
| 26 | LNTAlliant Energy Corporation | Utilities | 17.30% | +9.59% | -18.38% |
| 27 | BRXBrixmor Property Group Inc. | Real Estate | 17.42% | +16.19% | -16.97% |
| 28 | KRGKite Realty Group Trust | Real Estate | 17.49% | +20.56% | -20.38% |
| 29 | NNNNNN REIT, Inc. | Real Estate | 17.51% | +7.79% | -18.61% |
| 30 | CMSCMS Energy Corporation | Utilities | 17.57% | -1.26% | -20.45% |
| 31 | EDConsolidated Edison Inc. | Utilities | 17.60% | +22.73% | -10.00% |
| 32 | CNPCenterPoint Energy Inc. | Utilities | 17.67% | +11.55% | -18.21% |
| 33 | DTEDTE Energy Company | Utilities | 17.73% | +1.52% | -21.04% |
| 34 | AEEAmeren Corporation | Utilities | 17.76% | +10.66% | -15.56% |
| 35 | WPCW.P. Carey Inc. (REIT) | Real Estate | 17.77% | +3.81% | -17.22% |
| 36 | SOThe Southern Company | Utilities | 17.85% | +1.82% | -15.53% |
| 37 | PAGPPlains GP Holdings, L.P. | Energy | 17.93% | +75.03% | -10.40% |
| 38 | AFGAmerican Financial Group, Inc. | Financials | 18.00% | +23.75% | -10.41% |
| 39 | NINiSource Inc. | Utilities | 18.01% | +9.36% | -20.01% |
| 40 | EFCEllington Financial Inc. | Financials | 18.01% | -2.96% | -17.71% |
| 41 | IDAIDACORP, Inc. | Utilities | 18.04% | +13.74% | -16.87% |
| 42 | ENBEnbridge Inc. | Energy | 18.05% | +11.08% | -19.85% |
| 43 | KIMKimco Realty Corporation | Real Estate | 18.12% | +22.39% | -16.19% |
| 44 | PPLPPL Corporation | Utilities | 18.14% | -0.04% | -18.37% |
| 45 | OGSONE Gas, Inc. | Utilities | 18.15% | +0.49% | -19.61% |
| 46 | INGRIngredion Incorporated | Consumer Staples | 18.24% | -13.10% | -20.77% |
| 47 | CBSHCommerce Bancshares Inc. | Financials | 18.25% | +12.80% | -13.55% |
| 48 | SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | Utilities | 18.26% | +19.96% | -12.23% |
| 49 | TDThe Toronto-Dominion Bank | Financials | 18.35% | +56.58% | -8.76% |
| 50 | CSWCCapital Southwest Corp | Financials | 18.36% | +28.15% | -10.85% |
How the Ranking Works
Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of a stock's daily returns over the past year: how widely its days swung around their average. Stocks with less than a year of history are left out, and so are stocks that have barely moved for three months, which usually means a pending buyout has pinned the price to the deal.
Low volatility isn't the same as a small loss: a stock can move calmly and still drift lower all year. Read its 1-year return and maximum drawdown alongside, and its Sharpe ratio for the return it paid for the risk it took.
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