Merger Fund Correlations

MERFX Fund  USD 18.43  0.01  0.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between Merger Fund and The Merger Fund is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Merger Fund 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.

Merger Fund Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between The Merger Fund and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Merger Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Merger 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 price.

Moving together with Merger Mutual Fund

  0.74VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.82VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.72SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.66SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.87SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.86SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.69SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.83PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.64PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.74SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.68SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.71SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.79PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.73HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.71STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.71STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.73STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.65HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.8PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.71STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.73STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.74STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.79HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.84STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr

Moving against Merger Mutual Fund

  0.76PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.72PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.31PICMX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr

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

SAIFXSINAX
MSFAXCALRX
CSVIXCALRX
ABSIXCALRX
CSVIXMSFAX
GMDFXMERIX
  

High negative correlations

GMDFXMSFAX
GMDFXCALRX
CSVIXMERIX
MSFAXMERIX
GMDFXCSVIX
CALRXMERIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Merger Mutual Fund performing well and Merger Fund 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 Merger Fund'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
MERIX  0.07  0.01 (0.24) 0.49  0.00 
 0.17 
 0.44 
CALRX  0.75 (0.19) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 1.45 
 5.52 
MSFAX  0.48 (0.16) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 0.84 
 3.00 
CLMAX  0.17  0.04  0.02  0.92  0.00 
 0.47 
 1.18 
SINAX  0.43  0.01 (0.03) 0.29  0.61 
 0.90 
 3.56 
SAIFX  0.42  0.01 (0.03) 0.31  0.61 
 0.90 
 3.55 
CSVIX  0.76  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 1.45 
 5.53 
GMDFX  0.23  0.09  0.22 (1.32) 0.00 
 0.59 
 1.35 
ABSIX  0.68 (0.10) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.34 
 6.04 
DREVX  0.62 (0.01)(0.01) 0.02  0.93 
 1.10 
 4.11