Longleaf Partners Correlations

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The correlation of Longleaf Partners 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.

Longleaf Partners Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Longleaf Partners Small Cap and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Longleaf Partners Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Longleaf Partners Small Cap. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Longleaf Mutual Fund

  0.66LLGLX Longleaf Partners GlobalPairCorr
  0.89VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.88FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.87FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.67PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.67PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.62BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.75RBHTX American Funds 2045PairCorr
  0.64TSPTX Transamerica Small CapPairCorr
  0.62FOPAX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.61TAHTX Transamerica High YieldPairCorr
  0.61TWN Taiwan ClosedPairCorr
  0.63UEPIX Europe 30 ProfundPairCorr
  0.78HMVSX Hartford MidcapPairCorr

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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Longleaf Mutual Fund performing well and Longleaf Partners 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 Longleaf Partners' 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.