Calvert Conservative Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Calvert Conservative and American Beacon Bridgeway is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Calvert Conservative 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.

Calvert Conservative Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Calvert Conservative Allocatio and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Calvert Conservative Allocatio 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 Calvert Conservative Allocation. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Calvert Mutual Fund

  0.69CDHIX Calvert Developed MarketPairCorr
  0.69CDHRX Calvert InternationalPairCorr
  0.7CEYIX Calvert Equity PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64CWVIX Calvert InternationalPairCorr
  0.66CFJAX Calvert Large CapPairCorr
  0.64CYBAX Calvert High YieldPairCorr
  0.69CMJIX Calvert Mid CapPairCorr
  0.63CMJAX Calvert Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61CMPAX Calvert Smallmid CapPairCorr

Moving against Calvert Mutual Fund

  0.33CMERX Calvert Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.42CSECX Calvert Equity PortfolioPairCorr

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 Calvert Mutual Fund performing well and Calvert Conservative 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 Calvert Conservative'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.