Applied Finance Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Applied Finance Explorer and Applied Finance Core is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Applied Finance is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Applied Finance Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Applied Finance Explorer and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Applied Finance Explorer and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Applied Mutual Fund

  1.0AFDVX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  0.9VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.76UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.76UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.76UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.65SVPIX Small Cap ValuePairCorr

Moving against Applied Mutual Fund

  0.31FIUIX Fidelity Telecom AndPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Applied Mutual Fund performing well and Applied Finance Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Applied Finance's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.