Ariel Global Correlations

AGLYX Fund  USD 16.10  0.09  0.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ariel Global and Prudential Jennison Financial is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Ariel Global 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.

Ariel Global Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Ariel Global Fund and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ariel Global 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 Ariel Global 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Ariel Mutual Fund

  1.0AGLOX Ariel GlobalPairCorr
  0.7TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.72FMDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.83DOXWX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.92DODWX Dodge Global StockPairCorr
  0.88TRZRX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.71TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.71MDISX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.61TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.92PRAFX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.8VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.8VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.78RIDAX Income FundPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ariel Mutual Fund performing well and Ariel Global 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 Ariel Global'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.