Basic Materials Correlations

RYBAX Fund  USD 90.89  1.62  1.81%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and First Trust Exchange Traded is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Basic Materials 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.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Basic Materials Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.89RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.96RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.93RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.67RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.81RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.64RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.96RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.84RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.89RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.93RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.89RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.75RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.96RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.79RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.91RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.93RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.52RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.51RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.55RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.92RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.87RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.62RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

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 Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials' 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
RYBIX  1.34  0.45  0.21  0.47  1.52 
 2.61 
 13.81 
RYBMX  1.36  0.47  0.23  0.49  1.51 
 2.60 
 14.95 
RYUIX  0.67  0.05  0.00  0.39  0.83 
 1.45 
 4.26 
CVLEX  0.59  0.15  0.17  0.25  0.43 
 1.30 
 4.06 
AFALX  0.57  0.12  0.15  0.23  0.34 
 1.49 
 3.53 
RSJN  0.33  0.03  0.00  0.12  0.30 
 0.92 
 2.04 
TGFRX  1.50 (0.02) 0.00  0.04  2.05 
 3.01 
 9.93 
PRSD  0.05  0.00 (0.75) 0.00  0.00 
 0.12 
 0.32 
PCIG  0.92 (0.11) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.57 
 7.04 
RSSE  0.36  0.03  0.01  0.12  0.31 
 1.00 
 2.04