Guidepath(r) Absolute Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Guidepath Absolute Return and Ultrasmall Cap Profund Ultrasmall Cap is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Guidepath Absolute Return and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund

  0.97GPIFX Guidepath Flexible IncomePairCorr
  0.8GPIGX Guidepath Growth AndPairCorr
  0.96GPINX Guidepath IncomePairCorr
  0.74GPMIX Guidepath Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.62VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.64VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66DOXBX Dodge Cox BalancedPairCorr
  0.83JFFAX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.8PRQZX Pimco Realpath BlendPairCorr
  0.74STENX Northern LightsPairCorr
  0.85AAEFX American Century OnePairCorr
  0.89ISFYX Lord Abbett DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.65ECSIX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.74JHYUX Jpmorgan High YieldPairCorr
  0.76WMICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.74MIGOX Marsico GlobalPairCorr
  0.69AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.73WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund

  0.44XGEIX Guggenheim Energy IncomePairCorr

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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.