diff --git a/tests/test_risk.py b/tests/test_risk.py
index e69272b..8160e6e 100644
--- a/tests/test_risk.py
+++ b/tests/test_risk.py
@@ -10,12 +10,114 @@ from quant_engine.risk import (
     ComponentRiskResult,
     CovarianceSnapshot,
     component_var,
+    estimate_covariance_snapshot,
     labeled_component_risk,
     marginal_risk_contribution,
     risk_contribution,
 )
 
 
+def test_estimate_covariance_snapshot_is_complete_case_and_reproducible() -> None:
+    dates = pd.date_range("2026-01-05", periods=6, freq="B")
+    returns = pd.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "A": [0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 99.0],
+            "B": [0.02, 0.01, np.nan, 0.03, 0.04, -99.0],
+        },
+        index=dates,
+    )
+    as_of = dates[4]
+
+    snapshot = estimate_covariance_snapshot(
+        returns,
+        as_of_date=as_of,
+        lookback_sessions=4,
+        min_observations=3,
+        data_snapshot_id="market-returns-20260109-v1",
+        return_frequency="1d",
+        periods_per_year=252,
+    )
+
+    expected_window = returns.loc[:as_of].tail(4)
+    expected = expected_window.dropna(how="any").cov()
+    pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(snapshot.covariance, expected)
+    assert snapshot.snapshot_id.startswith("sample-cov-v1:")
+    assert snapshot.as_of_date == as_of.date()
+    assert snapshot.method == "sample"
+    assert snapshot.window_start_date == expected_window.index[0].date()
+    assert snapshot.window_end_date == as_of.date()
+    assert snapshot.observations == 3
+    assert snapshot.lookback_sessions == 4
+    assert snapshot.missing_policy == "complete_case"
+    assert snapshot.data_snapshot_id == "market-returns-20260109-v1"
+    assert len(snapshot.input_sha256) == 64
+
+    future_changed = returns.copy()
+    future_changed.loc[dates[-1], :] = [1_000_000.0, -1_000_000.0]
+    repeated = estimate_covariance_snapshot(
+        future_changed,
+        as_of_date=as_of,
+        lookback_sessions=4,
+        min_observations=3,
+        data_snapshot_id="market-returns-20260109-v1",
+        return_frequency="1d",
+        periods_per_year=252,
+    )
+    assert repeated.snapshot_id == snapshot.snapshot_id
+    pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(repeated.covariance, snapshot.covariance)
+
+
+def test_covariance_snapshot_identity_captures_data_and_estimator_contract() -> None:
+    dates = pd.date_range("2026-01-05", periods=4, freq="B")
+    returns = pd.DataFrame(
+        {"A": [0.01, 0.02, -0.01, 0.03], "B": [0.02, -0.01, 0.01, 0.04]},
+        index=dates,
+    )
+    base = estimate_covariance_snapshot(
+        returns,
+        as_of_date=dates[-1],
+        lookback_sessions=4,
+        min_observations=3,
+        data_snapshot_id="snapshot-a",
+    )
+    different_source = estimate_covariance_snapshot(
+        returns,
+        as_of_date=dates[-1],
+        lookback_sessions=4,
+        min_observations=3,
+        data_snapshot_id="snapshot-b",
+    )
+
+    assert base.snapshot_id != different_source.snapshot_id
+    assert base.covariance.equals(different_source.covariance)
+
+
+def test_estimate_covariance_snapshot_rejects_ambiguous_or_insufficient_history() -> None:
+    dates = pd.date_range("2026-01-05", periods=4, freq="B")
+    returns = pd.DataFrame(
+        {"A": [0.01, np.nan, 0.03, 0.04], "B": [0.02, 0.01, np.nan, 0.03]},
+        index=dates,
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="complete observations"):
+        estimate_covariance_snapshot(
+            returns,
+            as_of_date=dates[-1],
+            lookback_sessions=4,
+            min_observations=3,
+            data_snapshot_id="snapshot-a",
+        )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="strictly increasing"):
+        estimate_covariance_snapshot(
+            returns.iloc[::-1],
+            as_of_date=dates[-1],
+            lookback_sessions=4,
+            min_observations=2,
+            data_snapshot_id="snapshot-a",
+        )
+
+
 def test_covariance_snapshot_is_validated_and_immutable_by_interface() -> None:
     covariance = pd.DataFrame(
         [[0.04, 0.01], [0.01, 0.09]],