Long Term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Long Term and Baillie Gifford China is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Long Term 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.

Long Term Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between The Long Term and DJI is -0.47 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Long Term 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 Long Term. 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 Long Mutual Fund

  0.97BSGLX Long TermPairCorr
  0.71BTLSX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.71BTLKX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.65BGCSX Eafe ChoicePairCorr
  0.68BGEUX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.95BGGSX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.98BGGKX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  1.0BGLTX Baillie GiffordPairCorr

Moving against Long Mutual Fund

  0.73BGEZX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.72BGEWX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.69BGELX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69BGEGX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.69BGEHX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.69BGEDX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.77NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.7BGKEX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.48ANNPX Allianzgi VertiblePairCorr
  0.38BINSX The International EquityPairCorr
  0.37BGIVX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.36BGIUX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.36BGITX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.36BGIKX The International EquityPairCorr
  0.36BGIFX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.31FNFPX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.31FFPNX American Funds NewPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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