Applied Finance Correlations

AFVLX Fund  USD 24.20  0.26  1.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Applied Finance Select and Simt Tax Managed Managed is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Applied Finance 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.

Applied Finance Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Applied Finance Select and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Applied Finance Select and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Applied Finance Select. 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 industry.

Moving together with Applied Mutual Fund

  0.82AFALX Applied Finance CorePairCorr
  0.96AFDVX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  0.77VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.82WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.82WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.81DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.77AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72FEGOX First Eagle Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.71IOGYX Invesco Gold Special Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69FIJDX Gold Portfolio Fidelity Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63USAGX Precious Metals And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74EPGFX Europac Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.71OGMIX Oppenheimer Gold Special Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.62NINAX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.63QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.69HSWFX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.89LRSOX Lord Abbett SmallPairCorr
  0.65VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.65VWENX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.71RYHOX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.77AVCNX American Century EtfPairCorr

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

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FOSCXGWEIX
EGORXSTVYX
TMMAXSTVYX
GWEIXSTVYX
FOSCXEGORX
  

High negative correlations

MIMSXTMMAX
MIMSXSTVYX
MIMSXEGORX
MIMSXGWEIX
FOSBXMIMSX
MIMSXMDLVX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Applied Mutual Fund performing well and Applied Finance 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 Applied Finance'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
STVYX  1.05  0.58  0.86 (0.89) 0.00 
 0.89 
 31.93 
EGORX  0.72  0.20  0.13  13.70  0.54 
 1.31 
 8.69 
WFLLX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
TMMAX  1.06  0.54  0.85 (3.38) 0.00 
 0.89 
 32.02 
STMPX  0.75  0.00  0.00  0.09  0.79 
 1.81 
 3.91 
MDLVX  0.58  0.15  0.18  0.32  0.28 
 1.20 
 4.41 
GWEIX  0.89  0.25  0.18 (22.98) 0.63 
 1.83 
 8.58 
MIMSX  2.83 (1.56) 0.00 (0.52) 0.00 
 1.65 
 90.44 
FOSBX  0.88  0.09  0.11  0.16  0.64 
 1.82 
 9.96 
FOSCX  0.87  0.17  0.11  1.03  0.64 
 1.83 
 10.02