Basic Materials Correlations

RYBAX Fund  USD 77.44  1.03  1.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Basic Materials Fund is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak 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
  0.87RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.67RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.87RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.7RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.64RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.71RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.71RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.7RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.69RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.69RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.95RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.79RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.92RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.61RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.56RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.43RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.66RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.34RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.65RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.61RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.45RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.45RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr

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  1.17  0.19  0.13  0.24  1.11 
 2.32 
 10.32 
RYBMX  1.17  0.24  0.14  1.26  1.10 
 2.33 
 11.45 
RYUIX  0.57 (0.03) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.17 
 4.31 
CVLEX  0.57  0.05  0.05  0.12  0.59 
 1.28 
 3.09 
AFALX  0.50  0.03 (0.02) 0.35  0.55 
 0.96 
 3.06 
RSJN  0.35 (0.01)(0.07) 0.04  0.46 
 0.62 
 1.74 
TGFRX  1.72  0.02  0.03  0.07  2.13 
 3.56 
 13.29 
PRSD  0.05  0.01 (0.47) 0.87  0.00 
 0.12 
 0.56 
PCIG  0.72 (0.10) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.32 
 4.19 
RSSE  0.37  0.00 (0.09) 0.08  0.47 
 0.67 
 1.73