Ariel Focus Correlations

ARFFX Fund  USD 17.00  0.27  1.61%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ariel Focus Fund and Ariel Appreciation Fund is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Ariel Focus 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.

Ariel Focus Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Ariel Focus Fund and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ariel Focus Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ariel Mutual Fund

  0.96ARAIX Ariel Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.96ARGFX Ariel Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.95AGLYX Ariel GlobalPairCorr
  0.95AGLOX Ariel GlobalPairCorr
  0.91AINTX Ariel InternationalPairCorr
  0.91AINIX Ariel InternationalPairCorr
  0.97CAAPX Ariel AppreciationPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.96JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVPX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VETAX Victory Sycamore EstPairCorr
  0.92PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr
  0.95FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.93PDAIX Pinebridge Dynamic AssetPairCorr
  0.95PSDUX Pimco Short DurationPairCorr
  0.95RYFIX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.96MHEIX Mh Elite IncomePairCorr
  0.98WFOPX Wells Fargo OpportunityPairCorr
  0.97PTOAX Stocksplus Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97RYRSX Russell 2000 2xPairCorr
  0.88PIIJX Diversified InternationalPairCorr
  0.95FEYIX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.95PPUMX Largecap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97CAFCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Ariel Mutual Fund

  0.92USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.75TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.92USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.92UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.74TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.72TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ariel Mutual Fund performing well and Ariel Focus 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 Ariel Focus' 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.