First Eagle Correlations

FESCX Fund  USD 12.13  0.20  1.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Eagle Small and Global Gold Fund is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of First Eagle 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.

First Eagle Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between First Eagle Small and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Eagle Small 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 First Eagle Small. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.69FEBIX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.67FEBCX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.67FEBAX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.74FEAMX First Eagle FundPairCorr
  0.78FEAIX First Eagle FundPairCorr
  0.7FEBRX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.78FEFRX First Eagle FundPairCorr
  0.75FEFAX First Eagle FundPairCorr
  0.72FEGRX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.63FEGOX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.63FEGIX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.72SGENX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.75FEORX First Eagle OverseasPairCorr
  0.72SGIIX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.75FERAX First Eagle FundsPairCorr
  0.72FESGX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.86FESAX First Eagle SmallPairCorr
  0.84FERRX First Eagle FundsPairCorr
  0.71FESOX First Eagle OverseasPairCorr
  0.84FESMX First Eagle SmidPairCorr
  0.76SGOIX First Eagle OverseasPairCorr
  0.74FEVRX First Eagle ValuePairCorr
  0.71FEVIX First Eagle ValuePairCorr
  0.74FEVCX First Eagle ValuePairCorr
  0.74FEVAX First Eagle ValuePairCorr
  0.9FEXRX First Eagle SmidPairCorr
  0.71SGOVX First Eagle OverseasPairCorr
  0.94VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.83DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.8UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.73UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.81UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr

Moving against First Mutual Fund

  0.36FEHCX First Eagle HighPairCorr
  0.33FEHAX First Eagle HighPairCorr

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

FEGOXAGGWX
SGDIXAGGWX
FEGOXSGDIX
UNWPXSGDIX
UNWPXAGGWX
FEGOXUNWPX
  

High negative correlations

FEGOXSPPIX
SPPIXAGGWX
SGDIXSPPIX
UNWPXSPPIX
FRGOXSPPIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First Eagle 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 First Eagle'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.