Basic Materials Correlations

RYBCX Fund  USD 67.88  1.05  1.57%   
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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., 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.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Basic Materials 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.88RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.79RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.94RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYAKX Russell 2000 15x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.91RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.81RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.7RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.84RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.68RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.81RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.67RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.78RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.8RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.78RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.96RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.96RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.85RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.93RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.63RYCMX Russell 2000 15x Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.68RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.65RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.65RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.46RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.74RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.68RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.63RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

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  0.75  0.22  0.29  0.35  0.25 
 1.22 
 14.47 
JMCRX  0.90  0.03  0.05  0.11  0.91 
 2.28 
 4.03 
ICHKX  0.77 (0.02)(0.04) 0.05  1.06 
 1.83 
 4.79 
EMSLX  0.76  0.00 (0.03) 0.08  1.18 
 1.64 
 5.19 
LVAMX  0.50 (0.03)(0.07) 0.03  0.71 
 1.02 
 3.78 
NOM  1.09  0.06 (0.01) 0.77  1.26 
 2.76 
 6.79 
FSEBX  0.68 (0.01)(0.01) 0.08  0.88 
 1.28 
 3.85 
RYHHX  0.16  0.00 (0.36) 0.06  0.11 
 0.38 
 1.15 
ZSCCX  0.89  0.00  0.02  0.09  1.04 
 1.97 
 4.89