John Hancock Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between John Hancock Variable and Lord Abbett Health is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of John Hancock 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.

John Hancock Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between John Hancock Variable and DJI is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding John Hancock Variable 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 John Hancock Variable. 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 industry.

Moving against John Mutual Fund

  0.57CVKFX Pioneer Disciplined ValuePairCorr
  0.48NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.46DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.45GCEPX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.45EMDZX Prudential EmergingPairCorr
  0.43RLEMX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.4VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.4VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.34JDINX Janus OverseasPairCorr
  0.33FDBLX Federated BondPairCorr
  0.32FFFHX Fidelity Freedom 2050PairCorr
  0.31PHYEX Pgim High YieldPairCorr
  0.47INUTX Columbia DividendPairCorr
  0.46PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.41SAEMX Sa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.41VMICX Invesco Municipal IncomePairCorr
  0.4FEVIX First Eagle ValuePairCorr
  0.39ELMCX Lord Abbett TrustPairCorr
  0.36DREGX Driehaus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.34MKMTX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr

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 John Mutual Fund performing well and John Hancock 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 John Hancock'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.