Science Technology Correlations

USSCX Fund  USD 33.00  0.58  1.79%   
The current 90-days correlation between Science Technology and Goldman Sachs Smallmid is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Science Technology 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.

Science Technology Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Science Technology Fund and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Science Technology Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Science Technology 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 world development indicators.

Moving together with Science Mutual Fund

  0.84MMECX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.68MMEAX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.77MNNAX Victory Munder MultiPairCorr
  0.9RSDGX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.78RSGRX Victory Rs GrowthPairCorr
  0.88RSSYX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.7RSVAX Victory Rs ValuePairCorr
  0.69RSVYX Victory Rs ValuePairCorr
  0.64RCOCX Victory Rs LargePairCorr
  0.75VDSCX Victory Diversified StockPairCorr
  0.94USAAX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Science Mutual Fund

  0.35USAGX Precious Metals AndPairCorr

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 Science Mutual Fund performing well and Science Technology 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 Science Technology'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.