Disciplined Growth Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Disciplined Growth and Firsthand Technology Opportunities is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Disciplined Growth 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.

Disciplined Growth Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Disciplined Growth Fund and DJI is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Disciplined Growth Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Disciplined Growth 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Disciplined Mutual Fund

  0.76CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.66TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.94AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.96AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.96TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.98TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.91TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.86TWSMX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.79ANTMX Nt International SmallPairCorr
  0.71BULIX Utilities Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.85ARCRX One Choice 2030PairCorr
  0.84ARCMX One Choice 2030PairCorr
  0.88ARDRX One Choice 2040PairCorr
  0.81ARDTX One Choice InPairCorr
  0.87ARDSX One Choice 2040PairCorr
  0.87ARDMX One Choice 2040PairCorr
  0.9ARDOX One Choice 2045PairCorr
  0.83ARCSX One Choice 2030PairCorr
  0.84ARCVX One Choice 2030PairCorr

Moving against Disciplined Mutual Fund

  0.52TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.33APODX Short Duration InflationPairCorr

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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.
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Disciplined Mutual Fund performing well and Disciplined Growth 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 Disciplined Growth'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.