Kensington Defender Correlations

DFNDX Fund   10.66  0.03  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Kensington Defender and Fidelity Advisor Diversified is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Kensington Defender 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.

Kensington Defender Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Kensington Defender Institutio and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Kensington Defender Institutio and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Kensington Defender Institutional. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Kensington Mutual Fund

  0.77KADAX Kensington ActivePairCorr
  0.78KADCX Kensington ActivePairCorr
  0.77KADIX Kensington ActivePairCorr
  0.77RIRAX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.81RIREX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.79RIRCX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.82RIRFX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.77CIRCX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.79CIREX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.77RIRBX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.82CAIFX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.81CIRFX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.81CIRAX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.77VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.77VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.82NTDAX Nationwide DestinationPairCorr
  0.65WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.74VIPAX Index Plus LargecapPairCorr
  0.86RRTCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89AMTOX Ab All MarketPairCorr
  0.74FLACX Fidelity Stock SelectorPairCorr
  0.96MAWAX Mfs Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.78PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.82FRTSX Franklin Lifesmart 2020PairCorr
  0.87MMBDX Massmutual PremierPairCorr
  0.72PHYZX Prudential High YieldPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
HIIDXFZABX
FPTPXPGFCX
CFAIXPGFCX
HIIDXCFAIX
FPTPXSCAAX
CFAIXFZABX
  
High negative correlations   
SCAAXFZABX
SCAAXHIIDX
FPTPXGUDAX
SCAAXGUDAX
HIIDXGUDAX
CFAIXGUDAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Kensington Mutual Fund performing well and Kensington Defender 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 Kensington Defender'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.