First Investors Correlations

FIVUX Fund  USD 39.93  0.31  0.77%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Investors Oppo and Artisan High Income is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of First Investors 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 Investors Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between First Investors Opportunity and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Investors Opportunity 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 Investors Opportunity. 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 employment.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.94OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.99OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.66WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.92WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.94OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.92OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.96OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.99OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.75DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.97WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.9OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.92OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

Moving against First Mutual Fund

  0.64DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.64DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.64DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.64DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.62OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.46IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.64DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.59OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.58DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.58DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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