Basic Materials Correlations

RYBCX Fund  USD 62.85  0.83  1.34%   
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 0.32 (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.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Basic Materials 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.85RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.69RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.91RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.69RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.63RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.79RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.71RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.68RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.68RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.68RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.93RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.96RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.8RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.92RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.6RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.54RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.43RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.63RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.37RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.64RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.6RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.43RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.4RYCLX 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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ZSCCXRYHHX
  

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
CSCVX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BGRWX  0.74  0.21  0.29  0.31  0.30 
 1.22 
 14.47 
JMCRX  0.86 (0.03)(0.01) 0.04  0.96 
 1.91 
 4.03 
ICHKX  0.74 (0.02)(0.03) 0.03  1.03 
 1.83 
 5.64 
EMSLX  0.73  0.03  0.00  0.10  1.21 
 1.50 
 5.29 
LVAMX  0.48 (0.03)(0.06) 0.00  0.69 
 1.02 
 3.78 
NOM  1.06  0.13  0.07  1.02  1.11 
 2.76 
 6.54 
FSEBX  0.66  0.01  0.01  0.06  0.90 
 1.28 
 3.85 
RYHHX  0.16  0.00 (0.20) 0.07  0.10 
 0.38 
 1.15 
ZSCCX  0.88 (0.05)(0.03) 0.02  1.09 
 1.65 
 4.89