Advantage Portfolio Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Advantage Portfolio Class and Advantage Portfolio Class is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Advantage Portfolio 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.

Advantage Portfolio Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Advantage Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Advantage Portfolio Class 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 Advantage Portfolio Class. 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 Advantage Mutual Fund

  0.72MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.73MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.95MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.95MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.92MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.89MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.7MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.71MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.73MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr
  0.88MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

Moving against Advantage Mutual Fund

  0.83DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.71DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.36DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr

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 Advantage Mutual Fund performing well and Advantage Portfolio 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 Advantage Portfolio'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.