Scout E Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Scout E Bond and Ultrasmall Cap Profund Ultrasmall Cap is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Scout E 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.

Scout E Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Scout E Bond and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Scout E Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Scout E Bond. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Scout Mutual Fund

  0.75CWFIX Chartwell Short DurationPairCorr
  0.63UMBHX Scout Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.94VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.75VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.74VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.76VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.77VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.74BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.75BFACX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74FBOFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.71NAD Nuveen Dividend AdvantagePairCorr
  0.77PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Scout Mutual Fund performing well and Scout E 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 Scout E'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.