Guidepath(r) Absolute Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Guidepath Absolute Return and Gamco Natural Resources is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Guidepath(r) Absolute 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.

Guidepath(r) Absolute Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Guidepath Absolute Return and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Guidepath Absolute Return 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 Guidepath Absolute Return. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund

  0.89GPICX Guidepath ConservativePairCorr
  0.87GPIFX Guidepath Flexible IncomePairCorr
  0.88GPIGX Guidepath Growth AndPairCorr
  0.79GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.92GPMIX Guidepath(r) Multi-assetPairCorr
  0.82LALDX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.67LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.63ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.74ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.69CRF Cornerstone Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.78NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.88LBFFX Lord Abbett VertiblePairCorr
  0.78JLJEX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.77TRROX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.65FSLCX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.66JERAX Janus Global RealPairCorr
  0.66PYLBX Payden Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.7RTXAX Russell Investment TaxPairCorr
  0.84CONOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.91FEGRX First Eagle GlobalPairCorr
  0.66STBJX Sierra Tactical BondPairCorr
  0.89VECRX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.89DVOAX Dividend OpportunitiesPairCorr

Moving against Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund

  0.59IIF Morgan Stanley IndiaPairCorr
  0.36IFN India ClosedPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund performing well and Guidepath(r) Absolute 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 Guidepath(r) Absolute'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.