Cref Equity Correlations

QCEQPX Fund  USD 612.89  0.78  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Cref Equity Index and Transamerica Financial Life is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Cref Equity 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.

Cref Equity Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Cref Equity Index and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Cref Equity Index 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 Cref Equity Index. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in producer price index.

Moving together with CREF Fund

  0.89VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.89VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.88VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.73NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.75CFIPX Qs Global EquityPairCorr
  0.88GILCX Guggenheim Large CapPairCorr
  0.65BMBSX Baird Quality IntermPairCorr
  0.8GLRIX James Balanced GoldenPairCorr
  0.68GSSQX Goldman Sachs EquityPairCorr
  0.67PBLCX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.76AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.63CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.63INTC IntelPairCorr

Moving against CREF Fund

  0.57T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.39HPQ HP IncPairCorr

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 CREF Fund performing well and Cref Equity 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 Cref Equity'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.