Correlation Between AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki and iShares ESG Advanced, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in AdvisorShares Gerber with a short position of IShares ESG. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG.

Diversification Opportunities for AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG

0.96
  Correlation Coefficient

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between AdvisorShares and IShares is 0.96. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki and iShares ESG Advanced in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on iShares ESG Advanced and AdvisorShares Gerber is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki are associated (or correlated) with IShares ESG. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of iShares ESG Advanced has no effect on the direction of AdvisorShares Gerber i.e., AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG

Allowing for the 90-day total investment horizon AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki is expected to generate 1.26 times more return on investment than IShares ESG. However, AdvisorShares Gerber is 1.26 times more volatile than iShares ESG Advanced. It trades about 0.08 of its potential returns per unit of risk. iShares ESG Advanced is currently generating about 0.05 per unit of risk. If you would invest  2,061  in AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki on March 25, 2025 and sell it today you would earn a total of  197.30  from holding AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki or generate 9.57% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthVery Strong
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki  vs.  iShares ESG Advanced

 Performance 
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AdvisorShares Gerber 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki are ranked lower than 6 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Despite quite unsteady forward-looking signals, AdvisorShares Gerber may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in July 2025.
iShares ESG Advanced 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Insignificant

 
Weak
 
Strong
Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in iShares ESG Advanced are ranked lower than 4 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. Despite nearly stable basic indicators, IShares ESG is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to mid-run losses for the stockholders.

AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG

The main advantage of trading using opposite AdvisorShares Gerber and IShares ESG positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if AdvisorShares Gerber position performs unexpectedly, IShares ESG can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in IShares ESG will offset losses from the drop in IShares ESG's long position.
The idea behind AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki and iShares ESG Advanced pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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