Berkshire Hathaway Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Berkshire Hathaway CDR and CVW CleanTech is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Berkshire Hathaway moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Berkshire Hathaway CDR moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Berkshire Hathaway Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Berkshire Hathaway CDR and DJI is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Berkshire Hathaway CDR and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Berkshire Stock

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Moving against Berkshire Stock

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  0.49GOOG Alphabet CDRPairCorr
  0.33PFE Pfizer Inc CDRPairCorr

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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 Berkshire Stock performing well and Berkshire Hathaway Company 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 Berkshire Hathaway'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.

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Berkshire Hathaway Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the Berkshire Hathaway's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Berkshire Hathaway inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Berkshire. The board's role is to monitor Berkshire Hathaway's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Berkshire Hathaway's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Berkshire Hathaway's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.