Basic Materials Correlations

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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 0.88 (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
  0.8RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.83RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.73RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.87RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.78RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.87RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.83RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.83RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.87RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.86RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.87RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.85RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.72RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.83RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.74RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.8RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.83RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.84RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.9RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.86RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.86RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.86RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.81RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.79RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.9RYCBX Inverse Sp 500 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.89RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.89RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.88RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.84RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr

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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.