Absolute Convertible Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Absolute Convertible and Vanguard Extended Market is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Absolute Convertible 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.

Absolute Convertible Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Absolute Convertible Arbitrage and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Absolute Convertible Arbitrage and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Absolute Mutual Fund

  0.62CVSIX Calamos Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.62CVSOX Calamos Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.73ARBIX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.84QDARX Aqr Diversified ArbitragePairCorr
  0.71GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.65GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.84GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.65TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.97GSMYX Goldman Sachs SmallmidPairCorr
  0.75HCAYX Hartford CapitalPairCorr
  0.79HMDYX Hartford MidcapPairCorr
  0.78HGIIX Hartford E EquityPairCorr
  0.69TBLIX Transamerica MultiPairCorr
  0.9EVOIX Altegris Futures EvoPairCorr
  0.75JDEAX Jpmorgan DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.71WSCRX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.97HFDFX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.87HFHCX Hartford FloatingPairCorr
  0.61GSAHX Goldman Sachs SmallPairCorr
  0.86HAHAX Hartford HighPairCorr
  0.77SCUVX Hartford Schroders SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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