Rational Defensive Correlations

HSUCX Fund  USD 32.34  0.29  0.90%   
The current 90-days correlation between Rational Defensive Growth and Rational Dynamic Momentum is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Rational Defensive 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.

Rational Defensive Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Rational Defensive Growth and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Rational Defensive Growth 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 Rational Defensive Growth. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with RATIONAL Mutual Fund

  0.85RFXIX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  0.83RFXCX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  0.85RFXAX Rational Special SitPairCorr
  0.93HRSTX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.93HRSAX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.93HRSFX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.8RHSAX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  0.8RHSIX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  0.78RHSCX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  1.0HSUAX Rational Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.65HBAFX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  1.0HSUTX Rational Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.82IGOAX Rational Inflation GrowthPairCorr
  0.81IGOCX Rational Inflation GrowthPairCorr
  0.82IGOIX Rational Inflation GrowthPairCorr
  0.96HDCAX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.96HDCEX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.97HDCTX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.97PBXIX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.97PBXCX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.97PBXAX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.99FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.92CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.97ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr

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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   
RDMIXRDMAX
RDMCXRDMAX
RDMCXRDMIX
RFXCXRFXIX
RFXAXRFXIX
RFXAXRFXCX
  
High negative correlations   
HRSFXRDMCX
HRSAXRDMCX
HRSTXRDMCX
HRSFXRDMAX
HRSFXRDMIX
HRSAXRDMAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between RATIONAL Mutual Fund performing well and Rational Defensive 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 Rational Defensive'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
RDMAX  0.45 (0.03)(0.24)(0.03) 0.49 
 1.06 
 2.09 
RDMIX  0.46 (0.03)(0.23)(0.03) 0.51 
 1.05 
 2.14 
RDMCX  0.45 (0.03)(0.24)(0.05) 0.51 
 1.06 
 2.14 
RFXIX  0.07  0.02 (0.86)(0.47) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.39 
RFXCX  0.06  0.02 (0.84)(0.32) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.39 
RFXAX  0.07  0.02 (0.90)(0.48) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.39 
HRSTX  0.04  0.01 (1.55) 0.42  0.00 
 0.06 
 0.23 
HRSAX  0.04  0.00  0.00  0.33  0.00 
 0.12 
 0.29 
HRSFX  0.04  0.00 (1.24) 0.29  0.00 
 0.06 
 0.24 
RHSAX  0.93 (0.11)(0.04) 0.04  1.34 
 1.97 
 7.38