Arbitrage Fund Correlations

ARBCX Fund  USD 11.95  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Arbitrage Fund and Janus Global Allocation is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Arbitrage Fund 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.

Arbitrage Fund Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between The Arbitrage Fund and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Arbitrage 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 The Arbitrage 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Arbitrage Mutual Fund

  0.9ARBNX Arbitrage FundPairCorr
  0.98ARBFX Arbitrage FundPairCorr
  0.9ARGAX Arbitrage FundPairCorr
  0.92AEDNX Arbitrage EventPairCorr
  0.93AEDFX Arbitrage EventPairCorr
  0.89AGEAX Arbitrage EventPairCorr
  0.66BCLPX Blckrk Lc CrPairCorr
  0.67BILPX Blkrk Lc CrPairCorr
  0.89MERIX Merger FundPairCorr
  0.89MERFX Merger FundPairCorr
  0.64MSTVX Morningstar AlternativesPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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