The Merger Correlations

MERIX Fund  USD 17.07  0.02  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Merger Fund and Dreyfus Fund Inc is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of The Merger 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.

The Merger Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between The Merger Fund and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Merger Fund 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 The Merger Fund. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.68VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.69VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.69HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.9HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.66SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.7SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.67SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.71SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.75SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.72PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.63SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.63SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.62PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.71PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.7PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.66HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.67STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.74HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.67HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.76PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.76PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.72STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.74PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.56PHSKX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.56PICMX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between The Mutual Fund performing well and The Merger 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 The Merger'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
MERFX  0.13  0.06  0.02 (3.87) 0.00 
 0.17 
 3.59 
CALRX  1.03  0.26  0.34  0.24  0.38 
 2.11 
 17.09 
MSFAX  0.76  0.13  0.07 (1.17) 0.78 
 1.18 
 17.56 
CLMAX  0.14  0.03 (0.16)(0.99) 0.00 
 0.47 
 0.82 
SINAX  0.74  0.24  0.34  0.34  0.07 
 1.41 
 13.63 
SAIFX  0.74  0.24  0.34  0.36  0.11 
 1.41 
 13.62 
GMDFX  0.19  0.11  0.30  2.28  0.00 
 0.45 
 2.35 
CSVIX  1.03  0.26  0.34  0.24  0.38 
 2.07 
 17.07 
ABSIX  0.85  0.20  0.24  0.22  0.47 
 2.40 
 8.33 
DREVX  0.79  0.10  0.07  0.22  0.82 
 1.21 
 12.56