Basic Materials Correlations

RYBCX Fund  USD 63.96  0.46  0.72%   
The correlation of Basic Materials 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.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Basic Materials Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  0.98RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.97RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.75RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.77RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr

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 Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials' 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
CSCVX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BGRWX  0.73  0.22  0.29  0.33  0.29 
 1.22 
 14.47 
JMCRX  0.85 (0.04)(0.03) 0.03  0.96 
 1.91 
 4.03 
ICHKX  0.72 (0.04)(0.06)(0.01) 1.02 
 1.59 
 6.03 
EMSLX  0.73 (0.01)(0.03) 0.05  1.24 
 1.26 
 5.29 
LVAMX  0.46  0.01 (0.03) 0.08  0.54 
 1.02 
 2.50 
NOM  1.00  0.11  0.04  0.62  1.01 
 2.76 
 6.12 
FSEBX  0.67  0.00  0.00  0.07  0.93 
 1.28 
 3.85 
RYHHX  0.17  0.00 (0.26) 0.06  0.13 
 0.38 
 1.15 
ZSCCX  0.88 (0.03) 0.00  0.05  1.07 
 1.65 
 4.89