Highland Floating Correlations

HLFZX Fund   9.76  0.04  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between Highland Floating Rate and Gmo Resources is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Highland Floating 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.

Highland Floating Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Highland Floating Rate and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Highland Floating Rate 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 Highland Floating Rate. 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 Highland Mutual Fund

  0.78HLGZX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.99HLFFX Harding Loevner FrontierPairCorr
  1.0HLFMX Harding Loevner FrontierPairCorr
  0.9HLIZX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.95HLIDX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.78HLMVX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.78HLMGX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.9HLMIX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.9HLMNX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  1.0HLMOX Harding Loevner FrontierPairCorr
  0.9HLMRX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.9HLMSX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.9HLRZX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.95VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.95NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.94NEWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.95FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.95FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.95OPGSX Oppenheimer Gold Spec Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.97KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.94EKWAX Wells Fargo Advantage Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.94GOLDX Gabelli Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.9FKRCX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.94UNWPX World Precious MineralsPairCorr
  0.89UJPIX Ultrajapan ProfundPairCorr
  0.95FSAGX Gold Portfolio Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95SGGDX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.94PSPFX Global ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94JSOCX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.95FEGIX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.92MNEAX Mainstay Conservative EtfPairCorr
  0.71GCFUX Goldman Sachs EPairCorr

Moving against Highland Mutual Fund

  0.68HLEZX Harding Loevner InstPairCorr
  0.68HLMEX Harding Loevner InstPairCorr
  0.54ODVYX Oppenheimer DevelopingPairCorr

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 Highland Mutual Fund performing well and Highland Floating 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 Highland Floating'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.