Merger Fund Correlations

MERIX Fund  USD 16.97  0.01  0.06%   
The correlation of Merger Fund 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.

Merger Fund Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between The Merger Fund and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Merger Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Merger 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Merger Mutual Fund

  0.72SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr

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

CSVIXCALRX
SAIFXSINAX
GMDFXCLMAX
MSFAXCALRX
CSVIXMSFAX
ABSIXCALRX
  

High negative correlations

GMDFXMSFAX
CSVIXGMDFX
GMDFXCALRX
CLMAXMSFAX
CSVIXCLMAX
CLMAXCALRX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Merger Mutual Fund performing well and Merger Fund 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 Merger Fund'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
MERFX  0.22 (0.09) 0.00 (0.68) 0.00 
 0.17 
 0.49 
CALRX  0.86 (0.24) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 1.57 
 13.79 
MSFAX  0.66 (0.31) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 0.90 
 13.84 
CLMAX  0.15  0.00 (0.23) 0.03  0.13 
 0.35 
 1.05 
SINAX  0.48  0.01 (0.05) 0.13  0.60 
 1.23 
 2.70 
SAIFX  0.48 (0.02)(0.05) 0.03  0.64 
 1.23 
 2.71 
GMDFX  0.21  0.08  0.04 (1.02) 0.00 
 0.56 
 1.38 
CSVIX  0.86 (0.24) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 1.58 
 13.67 
ABSIX  0.77 (0.12) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.60 
 7.72 
DREVX  0.81 (0.19) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.10 
 10.72