Utilities Fund Correlations

RYCUX Fund  USD 45.06  0.08  0.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between Utilities Fund Class and Blrc Sgy Mnp is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Utilities 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.

Utilities Fund Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Utilities Fund Class and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Utilities Fund Class 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 Utilities Fund 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 private.

Moving together with Utilities Mutual Fund

  0.86RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  1.0RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr

Moving against Utilities Mutual Fund

  0.86RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.8RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.69RYBCX Basic Materials Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69RYBAX Basic Materials Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69RYBMX Basic Materials Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69RYBIX Basic Materials Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.66RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.64RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.61RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.42RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.89RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.78RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.73RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.72RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.69RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.62RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.58RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.56RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.55RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.51RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.46RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.44RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.37RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.79RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75RYCYX Dow 2x StrategyPairCorr
  0.74RYCVX Dow 2x StrategyPairCorr
  0.67RYCOX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.67RYCTX Sp 500 2xPairCorr
  0.63RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr

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 Utilities Mutual Fund performing well and Utilities 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 Utilities 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.