SPDR Gold Correlations

GLD Etf  MXN 5,841  55.81  0.96%   
The current 90-days correlation between SPDR Gold Trust and SPDR Dow Jones is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of SPDR Gold 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.

SPDR Gold Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between SPDR Gold Trust and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding SPDR Gold Trust and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving against SPDR Etf

  0.8SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.79IVV iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.78VTI Vanguard Index FundsPairCorr
  0.78VOO Vanguard SP 500PairCorr
  0.78QQQ Invesco QQQ TrustPairCorr
  0.77EDC Direxion Shares ETFPairCorr
  0.75ICLN iShares Global CleanPairCorr
  0.74IWM iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.71VWO Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.69IJH iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.63VXUS Vanguard STAR FundsPairCorr
  0.55VFH Vanguard WorldPairCorr
  0.53VEA Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr

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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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SPDR Gold Competition Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between SPDR Etf performing well and SPDR Gold ETF 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 SPDR Gold'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
META  1.50  0.30  0.24  0.36  1.02 
 3.99 
 10.48 
MSFT  0.89  0.31  0.27  0.48  0.52 
 2.33 
 8.85 
UBER  1.63  0.19  0.12  0.32  1.40 
 4.19 
 10.87 
F  1.29  0.20  0.10  0.41  1.39 
 2.69 
 7.46 
T  1.03 (0.05)(0.09) 0.02  1.34 
 2.35 
 5.71 
A  1.46  0.18  0.00 (0.42) 1.81 
 2.54 
 14.01 
CRM  1.33 (0.14)(0.05) 0.04  1.71 
 2.95 
 9.31 
JPM  0.90  0.35  0.18 (2.74) 0.67 
 2.25 
 6.03 
MRK  1.38 (0.09)(0.05) 0.04  1.96 
 2.88 
 10.58 
XOM  1.13  0.06 (0.03) 0.46  1.38 
 2.40 
 6.28 

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