Communication Services Correlations

XLC Etf  USD 116.81  0.26  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Communication Services and Energy Select Sector is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Communication Services 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.

Communication Services Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Communication Services Select and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Communication Services Select and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Communication Etf

  0.79VOX Vanguard CommunicationPairCorr
  0.76FCOM Fidelity MSCI CommunPairCorr
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  0.81IXP iShares Global CommPairCorr
  0.8SOCL Global X SocialPairCorr
  0.82PSP Invesco Global ListedPairCorr
  0.7BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.66T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.62HPQ HP IncPairCorr

Moving against Communication Etf

  0.37CEF Sprott Physical GoldPairCorr
  0.52IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.52KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.52DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.49JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.39XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.38INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.37MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.31TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr

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Communication Services Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Communication Etf performing well and Communication Services ETF 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 Communication Services' 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
XLE  0.87  0.02 (0.04) 0.17  1.02 
 1.67 
 4.61 
EFV  0.53  0.02 (0.01) 0.12  0.53 
 1.13 
 2.57 
VTCIX  0.56  0.06 (0.03) 0.56  0.81 
 1.19 
 3.33 
XLI  0.66 (0.03)(0.03) 0.07  0.86 
 1.22 
 3.27 
IUSG  0.71 (0.01)(0.02) 0.08  1.01 
 1.46 
 4.45 
VFTNX  0.59 (0.01)(0.02) 0.08  0.82 
 1.45 
 3.68 
VFTAX  0.61  0.05 (0.03) 0.61  0.86 
 1.46 
 3.55 
DVY  0.58 (0.03)(0.08) 0.05  0.62 
 1.18 
 2.81 
XLY  0.93 (0.10)(0.06) 0.01  1.26 
 1.96 
 5.14 
OEF  0.60 (0.01)(0.03) 0.09  0.82 
 1.53 
 3.71