Icon Equity Correlations

IOEZX Fund  USD 18.44  0.20  1.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between Icon Equity Income and Virtus Seix Government is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Icon Equity 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.

Icon Equity Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Icon Equity Income and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Icon Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Icon Equity Income. 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 nation.

Moving together with Icon Mutual Fund

  0.84IOBZX Icon Bond FundPairCorr
  0.96IOLZX Icon Long/shortPairCorr
  0.67ISTAX Icon Long/shortPairCorr
  0.68ICBAX Icon Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.66ICFAX Icon FinancialPairCorr
  0.86ICFSX Icon FinancialPairCorr
  0.9ICTTX Icon Information TecPairCorr
  0.68IEQAX Icon Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.9TMPIX Touchstone Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71GHAAX Global Hard AssetsPairCorr
  0.93MSYIX High Yield PortfolioPairCorr
  0.62FSLVX Fidelity Stock SelectorPairCorr
  0.65JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr

Moving against Icon Mutual Fund

  0.51ICTUX Icon Utilities AndPairCorr
  0.46ICTVX Icon UtilitiesPairCorr

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 Icon Mutual Fund performing well and Icon Equity 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 Icon Equity'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.