Icon Long/short Correlations

IOLZX Fund  USD 29.22  0.36  1.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Icon Long/short and Lord Abbett Inflation is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Icon Long/short 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 Long/short Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Icon Longshort Fund and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Icon Longshort Fund 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 Longshort Fund. 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

  0.92IOBAX Icon Bond FundPairCorr
  0.89IOBZX Icon Bond FundPairCorr
  0.93IOEZX Icon Equity IncomePairCorr
  1.0ISTAX Icon Long/shortPairCorr
  0.98ICBAX Icon Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97ICBMX Icon Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97ICFAX Icon FinancialPairCorr
  0.97ICFSX Icon FinancialPairCorr
  0.97ICTEX Icon Information TecPairCorr
  0.97ICTTX Icon Information TecPairCorr
  0.93IEQAX Icon Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.85VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.83VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.83VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.79VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.83VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.89FSMDX Fidelity Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89DXQLX Direxion Monthly NasdaqPairCorr
  0.72RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.78UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.81RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.86BIPIX Biotechnology UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.91FLDAX Franklin Low DurationPairCorr
  0.81IMGRX Transamerica AssetPairCorr
  0.9LFRIX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.87CFSTX Short TermPairCorr
  0.95HYSZX Prudential Short DurationPairCorr
  0.93THOCX Thornburg Global OppPairCorr

Moving against Icon Mutual Fund

  0.4INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.39INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Icon Mutual Fund performing well and Icon Long/short 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 Long/short'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.