Needham Aggressive Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Needham Aggressive Growth and T Rowe Price is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Needham Aggressive 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.

Needham Aggressive Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Needham Aggressive Growth and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Needham Aggressive Growth 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 Needham Aggressive Growth. 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 Needham Mutual Fund

  1.0NEAGX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.74NEEGX Needham GrowthPairCorr
  0.7NEEIX Needham GrowthPairCorr
  0.92NESGX Needham Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NESIX Needham Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.66JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.63JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.65JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.67JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.85MDAIX Mainstay Moderate EtfPairCorr
  0.76SMIDX Smi Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.75VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.63FNIPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.81VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.72FYMMX Fidelity Advisor SusPairCorr
  0.68OAYLX Oakmark SelectPairCorr

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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RPGEXARSIX
USAGXGASFX
ARSIXPEXMX
PABFXTBLGX
PABFXTBLWX
  

High negative correlations

RPGEXUSAGX
RPGEXGASFX
ARSIXUSAGX
USAGXPABFX
ARSIXGASFX
TIQIXUSAGX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Needham Mutual Fund performing well and Needham Aggressive 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 Needham Aggressive'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
TBLWX  0.39 (0.01)(0.11)(0.06) 0.64 
 0.78 
 3.28 
TBLGX  0.40 (0.01)(0.10)(0.09) 0.71 
 0.79 
 3.45 
GASFX  0.70  0.09  0.06  0.27  0.66 
 0.97 
 11.98 
PABFX  0.49 (0.06) 0.00  4.16  0.00 
 0.77 
 8.13 
USAGX  1.76  0.31  0.09  2.77  2.40 
 4.32 
 12.57 
PEXMX  0.94 (0.04) 0.00 (0.50) 0.00 
 1.69 
 6.90 
TIQIX  0.68  0.02 (0.05)(1.24) 1.04 
 1.19 
 4.81 
ARSIX  0.78 (0.12) 0.00  81.77  0.00 
 1.51 
 12.35 
MPIEX  0.61  0.02 (0.04) 0.28  1.19 
 1.09 
 7.94 
RPGEX  0.85 (0.12) 0.00 (0.89) 0.00 
 1.24 
 12.53