Empiric 2500 Correlations

EMCCX Fund  USD 59.75  0.05  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Empiric 2500 and T Rowe Price is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Empiric 2500 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.

Empiric 2500 Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Empiric 2500 Fund and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Empiric 2500 Fund 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 Empiric 2500 Fund. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Empiric Mutual Fund

  1.0EMCAX Empiric 2500PairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.96JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.93VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.93VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.93VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.75FIKAX Fidelity Advisor EnergyPairCorr
  0.84FIKHX Fidelity Advisor TecPairCorr
  0.84VTWAX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr
  0.96LGWIX Ladenburg GrowthPairCorr
  0.76PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.78JPYRX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.65LBHIX Thrivent High YieldPairCorr
  0.8VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.91SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.91VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.79SRORX Calamos AntetokounmpoPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Empiric Mutual Fund performing well and Empiric 2500 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 Empiric 2500'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.