Boston Partners Correlations

BPSCX Fund  USD 25.66  0.10  0.39%   
The current 90-days correlation between Boston Partners Small and Boston Partners Small is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Boston Partners 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.

Boston Partners Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Boston Partners Small and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Boston Partners Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Boston Mutual Fund

  0.64WPGTX Wpg Partners SmallmicroPairCorr
  0.99BPSIX Boston Partners SmallPairCorr
  0.74VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.8DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.93UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.93UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.92UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr

Moving against Boston Mutual Fund

  0.77BELSX Boston Partners EmergingPairCorr
  0.77CMGUX Cmg Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.69RTHSX Tax Exempt HighPairCorr
  0.67TAFTX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.66ONYYX Oppenheimer Rchster AmtPairCorr
  0.64SMAIX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.61SMAAX Aig Government MoneyPairCorr
  0.5VFIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.44JAAPX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.39GONIX Gotham NeutralPairCorr

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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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Boston Mutual Fund performing well and Boston Partners 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 Boston Partners' 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.