Global Alpha Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Global Alpha and The Eafe Pure is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Global Alpha 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.

Global Alpha Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between The Global Alpha and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Global Alpha 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 Global Alpha. 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 industry.

Moving together with Global Mutual Fund

  0.88BSGLX Long TermPairCorr
  0.89BTLSX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.89BTLKX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.74BCANX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.74BCAKX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  1.0BGALX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  1.0BGASX Global AlphaPairCorr
  1.0BGATX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.77BGCDX Baillie Gifford China Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.78BGCBX Baillie Gifford China Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86BGEUX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.86BGEVX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.86BGESX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.86BGETX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.62BGEPX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.86BGEKX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.62BGELX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62BGEGX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.62BGEHX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.86BGEFX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.62BGEDX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.78BGGSX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.74BGGKX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.62BGKEX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88BGLTX Baillie GiffordPairCorr
  0.88BGLKX Long TermPairCorr

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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 Global Mutual Fund performing well and Global Alpha 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 Global Alpha'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.