Plumb Balanced Correlations

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The correlation of Plumb Balanced 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.

Plumb Balanced Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Plumb Balanced and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Plumb Balanced and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Plumb Balanced. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Plumb Mutual Fund

  0.83ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.96BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.83BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.97FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.97FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.97RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.97RLBBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.83CLBAX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.97CLBEX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.97RLBFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.67NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.96JTSIX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.83DDDRX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.85CMIFX Calvert Large CapPairCorr
  0.78RAFTX American Funds 2035PairCorr
  0.87RCCTX American Funds 2020PairCorr
  0.8FCUPX Mainstay Pinestone EquityPairCorr
  0.97SRJIX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.85HIMDX Hennessy Nerstone MidPairCorr
  0.92DOMYX Domini Impact InternPairCorr
  0.84WEAYX Wells Fargo SpectrumPairCorr
  0.74VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.74BAAPX Blackrock AggressivePairCorr
  0.77GIPUX Goldman Sachs BalancedPairCorr
  0.92RSIPX Columbia DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.93ONAIX Oppenheimer AggrssvPairCorr
  0.85UMPSX Ultramid Cap ProfundPairCorr
  0.97SRJQX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.78LAFAX Columbia Acorn InterPairCorr
  0.83AFMBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.79CAREX Cornerstone Advisors RealPairCorr
  0.75MWHYX Metropolitan West HighPairCorr
  0.93BILPX Blkrk Lc CrPairCorr
  0.94TRVLX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.76VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr

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 Plumb Mutual Fund performing well and Plumb Balanced 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 Plumb Balanced'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.