Forum Real Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Forum Real Estate and Qs International Equity is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Forum Real 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.

Forum Real Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Forum Real Estate and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Forum Real Estate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Forum Mutual Fund

  0.69VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.68VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.71VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.71VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.69VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.71VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.68VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.65VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.74NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.9CFIPX Qs Global EquityPairCorr
  0.74GILCX Guggenheim Large CapPairCorr
  0.79BMBSX Baird Quality IntermPairCorr
  0.72GLRIX James Balanced GoldenPairCorr
  0.69GSSQX Goldman Sachs EquityPairCorr
  0.67PBLCX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.78AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.69INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.72XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Earnings Call TodayPairCorr

Moving against Forum Mutual Fund

  0.6T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.56HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.38VZ Verizon Communications Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.34MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Forum Mutual Fund performing well and Forum Real 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 Forum Real'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.