Icon Long/short Correlations

IOLZX Fund  USD 27.80  0.01  0.04%   
The current 90-days correlation between Icon Long/short and Columbia Convertible Securities is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Icon Long/short 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.

Icon Long/short Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Icon Longshort Fund and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Icon Longshort Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Icon Longshort Fund. 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 nation.

Moving together with Icon Mutual Fund

  0.94IOBAX Icon Bond FundPairCorr
  0.97IOEZX Icon Equity IncomePairCorr
  1.0ISTAX Icon Long/shortPairCorr
  0.97ICBAX Icon Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97ICBMX Icon Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.95ICFAX Icon FinancialPairCorr
  0.95ICFSX Icon FinancialPairCorr
  0.96ICTEX Icon Information TecPairCorr
  0.96ICTTX Icon Information TecPairCorr
  0.97IEQAX Icon Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.97VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.72NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.97FEVRX First Eagle ValuePairCorr
  0.78MFBCX Mfs Porate BondPairCorr
  0.97MBERX Mainstay BalancedPairCorr
  0.72TNURX 1290 Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.94SMAAX Aig Government MoneyPairCorr
  0.96DIEZX Destinations InternationalPairCorr
  0.69FTRRX Franklin Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96REFGX Emerging Markets GrowthPairCorr
  0.98PAFFX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98HSPCX Emerald GrowthPairCorr
  0.78PLDPX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.96SCGVX Sands Capital GlobalPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Icon Mutual Fund performing well and Icon Long/short 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 Icon Long/short'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.