Embark Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Embark Small Cap and Harbor International Small is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Embark Small 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.

Embark Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Embark Small Cap and DJI is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Embark Small Cap 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 Embark Small Cap. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Embark Mutual Fund

  0.92HIISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.96HMCLX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HMCNX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HMCRX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71HNACX Harbor Capital ApprePairCorr
  0.93HNCVX Harbor Vertible SecuPairCorr
  0.98ESCWX Embark Small CapPairCorr
  0.92HNINX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.92HNISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.89HNICX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.92HNIDX Harbor DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.93HNMVX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88HNLVX Harbor Large CapPairCorr
  0.95HNSGX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.92HNVRX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.82ECSWX Embark Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.82ECSQX Embark Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.72HRCAX Harbor Capital ApprePairCorr
  0.67HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.93HRCSX Harbor Vertible SecuPairCorr
  0.92HRIDX Harbor DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.92HRINX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.92HRISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.93HRMVX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93HRLVX Harbor Large CapPairCorr
  0.96HRSGX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.94HAONX Harbor OverseasPairCorr
  0.94HAORX Harbor OverseasPairCorr
  0.94HAOSX Harbor OverseasPairCorr
  0.89HSICX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.92HSVRX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.69HBFRX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.62HCBRX Harbor Core BondPairCorr
  0.98VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Embark Mutual Fund performing well and Embark Small 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 Embark Small'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.