Long Term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Long Term and The Eafe Pure is 0.73 (i.e., Poor 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 weak diversification

The correlation between The Long Term and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Long Mutual Fund

  0.81BTLSX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.81BTLKX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.83BCANX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.83BCAKX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.88BGAKX Global AlphaPairCorr
  0.88BGALX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.88BGASX Global AlphaPairCorr
  0.88BGATX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.76BGCDX Baillie Gifford China Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.77BGCBX Baillie Gifford China Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.69BGEUX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.69BGEVX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.7BGESX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.69BGETX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.68BGEKX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.68BGEFX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.94BGGSX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.94BGGKX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  1.0BGLTX Baillie GiffordPairCorr
  1.0BGLKX Long TermPairCorr

Moving against Long Mutual Fund

  0.53BGHDX Baillie Gifford HealthPairCorr
  0.53BGHBX Baillie Gifford HealthPairCorr
  0.34BICIX The International SmallerPairCorr
  0.33BICKX The International SmallerPairCorr

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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 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.