Basic Materials Correlations

RYBMX Fund  USD 70.91  0.70  0.98%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Basic Materials Fund is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Basic Materials 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.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.9RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.68RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.94RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.91RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.86RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.94RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.88RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.92RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.91RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.91RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.9RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.71RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.68RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.91RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.86RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.95RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.93RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.92RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.42RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.92RYCBX Inverse Sp 500 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92RYCWX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92RYCZX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.43RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials' 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.