Applied Finance Correlations

AFVLX Fund  USD 23.72  0.03  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Applied Finance Select and Simt Tax Managed Managed is 0.63 (i.e., 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Applied Finance Select and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Applied Finance Select and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Applied Finance Select. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in inflation.

Moving together with Applied Mutual Fund

  1.0AFVZX Applied Finance SelectPairCorr
  0.98FWWMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.98FWMMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.98AWSHX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.98WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.98WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.96VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.98RWMAX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.98CWMAX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.98RWMGX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.98CWMCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.77PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77PMPSX Precious Metals UltrPairCorr
  0.82FGPMX Franklin Gold And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.82FRGOX Franklin Gold PreciousPairCorr
  0.81MIDSX Midas Fund MidasPairCorr
  0.78FIJDX Gold Portfolio FidelityPairCorr
  0.92LMPRX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.89VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.95RECTX American Funds 2020PairCorr
  0.9BRWSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BXIAX Barings Global CreditPairCorr
  0.76BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.96RELSX Equity Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.93HSIIX Eagle Small CapPairCorr
  0.85COSIX Columbia Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.93DRMCX Allianzgi Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92FRIEX Federated Hermes EmergingPairCorr
  0.68FAGNX Fidelity Advisor EnergyPairCorr
  0.84MHIKX Mfs High IncomePairCorr
  0.86IEOPX Ing Evergreen OmegaPairCorr
  0.95AAGTX American Funds 2040PairCorr
  0.9AIFIX Salient Investment GradePairCorr
  0.94WFIVX Wilshire 5000 IndexPairCorr

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

TMMAXSTVYX
FOSCXFOSBX
MDLVXEGORX
MIMSXSTMPX
GWEIXMDLVX
MDLVXWFLLX
  

High negative correlations

FOSCXWFLLX
FOSBXWFLLX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
STVYX  0.36 (0.04)(0.16) 0.02  0.44 
 0.82 
 2.51 
EGORX  0.52 (0.02)(0.03) 0.07  0.67 
 1.38 
 4.37 
WFLLX  0.37  0.07 (0.03) 4.14  0.21 
 0.96 
 2.56 
TMMAX  0.36 (0.04)(0.16) 0.02  0.45 
 0.82 
 2.46 
STMPX  0.77 (0.07)(0.03) 0.05  0.86 
 1.84 
 6.33 
MDLVX  0.43  0.02  0.01  0.12  0.38 
 1.04 
 3.60 
GWEIX  0.81 (0.04) 0.01  0.07  0.77 
 1.86 
 5.99 
MIMSX  0.61 (0.09)(0.09) 0.01  0.74 
 1.45 
 4.81 
FOSBX  0.86 (0.12)(0.07) 0.01  1.00 
 2.18 
 6.61 
FOSCX  0.86 (0.13)(0.07) 0.01  0.98 
 2.16 
 6.67