Defensive Market Correlations

GDMZX Fund  USD 11.93  0.03  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Defensive Market Str and Growth Allocation Fund is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Defensive Market 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.

Defensive Market Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Defensive Market Strategies and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Defensive Market Strategies and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Defensive Market Strategies. 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 nation.

Moving together with Defensive Mutual Fund

  0.62GCOZX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.96GDMYX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.99GVEYX Value Equity InstituPairCorr
  0.99GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.93GVIYX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.93GVIZX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.65GFIZX Conservative AllocationPairCorr
  0.96GFSYX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.95GFSZX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.63GGBZX Aggressive AllocationPairCorr
  0.62GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.98GGEYX Guidestone Fds GrowthPairCorr
  0.99GGEZX Growth Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.71GGIZX Balanced AllocationPairCorr
  0.65GGRYX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.88GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.92GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.89GMFZX Mydestination 2045PairCorr
  0.97GMEYX Guidestone Funds ImpactPairCorr
  0.97GMEZX Guidestone Funds ImpactPairCorr
  0.98GMHYX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.98GMHZX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.84GMGYX Mydestination 2055PairCorr
  0.84GMGZX Mydestination 2055PairCorr

Moving against Defensive Mutual Fund

  0.73GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.72GLDZX Low Duration BondPairCorr

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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 Defensive Mutual Fund performing well and Defensive Market 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 Defensive Market'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
GCOZX  0.42  0.00 (0.12) 0.13  0.60 
 0.86 
 3.19 
GDMYX  0.44 (0.08) 0.00 (0.58) 0.00 
 0.76 
 7.31 
GDMZX  0.44 (0.07) 0.00 (1.15) 0.00 
 0.73 
 7.24 
GVEYX  0.64 (0.11) 0.00 (0.55) 0.00 
 1.13 
 11.17 
GVEZX  0.64 (0.11) 0.00 (0.57) 0.00 
 1.13 
 11.18 
GVIYX  0.62 (0.05) 0.00 (0.29) 0.00 
 1.24 
 7.60 
GVIZX  0.63 (0.05) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 1.24 
 7.59 
GEIYX  0.92  0.08 (0.02)(0.55) 1.27 
 2.01 
 6.01 
GEIZX  0.92  0.07 (0.02)(0.53) 1.26 
 2.07 
 6.01 
GEMYX  0.62 (0.10) 0.00 (1.11) 0.00 
 1.33 
 3.25