Applied Finance Correlations

AFALX Fund  USD 13.03  0.08  0.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between Applied Finance Core and Tanaka Growth Fund is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Applied Finance 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.

Applied Finance Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Applied Finance Core and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Applied Finance Core 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 Applied Finance Core. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Applied Mutual Fund

  1.0AFAZX Applied Finance CorePairCorr
  0.91AFDVX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  0.91AFDZX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  0.87AFVZX Applied Finance SelectPairCorr
  0.87AFVLX Applied Finance SelectPairCorr
  0.98VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.85AWSHX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.84WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.88WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.85FWWMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.85FWMMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.91DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.87AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.94BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.94BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.94MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.89SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.89MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.89MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.89SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.9MLPGX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.85TCLFX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.91JASBX Janus Short TermPairCorr
  0.72FGDMX Fidelity Advisor ComPairCorr
  0.87AMFNX Asg Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.69OGLCX Oppenheimer GlobalPairCorr
  0.74RPTIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.83TTFHX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.86TIOTX Tiaa Cref InternationalPairCorr
  0.83POSAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.85CLBCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.86PAGEX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.94DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.84IPFIX Victory IncorePairCorr

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

MGPIXRSJN
ADVGXRSJN
RSJNCVLEX
ADVGXCVLEX
DIVERSJN
DIVEADVGX
  

High negative correlations

RYUIXPCIG
TGFRXRYUIX
RYUIXGTTMX
DIVERYUIX
ADVGXRYUIX
RYUIXRSJN

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Applied Mutual Fund performing well and Applied Finance 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 Applied Finance'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
CVLEX  0.59  0.15  0.17  0.25  0.43 
 1.30 
 4.06 
RSJN  0.33  0.03  0.00  0.12  0.30 
 0.92 
 2.04 
PCIG  0.92 (0.11) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.57 
 7.04 
MGPIX  0.81  0.05  0.05  0.11  0.79 
 1.80 
 5.06 
LPRE  0.70  0.10  0.09  0.22  0.63 
 1.77 
 4.33 
GTTMX  1.14  0.35  0.35  0.47  0.49 
 1.81 
 25.07 
RYUIX  0.67  0.05  0.00  0.39  0.83 
 1.45 
 4.26 
ADVGX  0.94  0.20  0.22  0.23  0.67 
 2.53 
 7.09 
DIVE  0.65  0.03  0.03  0.10  0.69 
 1.43 
 4.25 
TGFRX  1.50 (0.02) 0.00  0.04  2.05 
 3.01 
 9.93