Basic Materials Correlations

RYBCX Fund  USD 73.20  0.56  0.77%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Zacks Small Cap E is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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 0.86 (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

  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.99RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.9RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.76RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.68RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.67RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97RYCIX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.68RYEIX Energy Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.8RYESX Energy ServicesPairCorr
  0.65RYENX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYHGX High Yield StrategyPairCorr
  0.86RYHDX High Yield StrategyPairCorr
  0.64RYMBX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.97RYPDX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.87RYSIX Electronics Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.85RYSVX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.81RYVCX Energy ServicesPairCorr
  0.74RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.84RYYCX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.98TRNEX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.98PRNEX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.9GEACX Gmo TrustPairCorr
  0.9GAAHX Gmo ResourcesPairCorr
  0.89GMOWX Gmo ResourcesPairCorr
  0.95GHAIX Global Hard AssetsPairCorr
  0.96FMFEX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.95FMFAX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96FMFCX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.63RYMJX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.97BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.84SPGSX State Street PremierPairCorr
  0.87KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.66PAMFX Federated PennsylvaniaPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.52RYUIX Utilities Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.47RYIHX Inverse High YieldPairCorr

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
CSCVX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BGRWX  0.74  0.21  0.30  0.34  0.26 
 1.14 
 15.46 
JMCRX  0.85  0.06  0.07  0.12  0.80 
 2.38 
 4.76 
ICHKX  0.59  0.08  0.05  0.36  0.53 
 1.31 
 3.43 
EMSLX  0.93  0.41  0.40  0.78  0.21 
 1.64 
 19.22 
LVAMX  0.90  0.40  0.54  1.80  0.00 
 1.30 
 24.86 
NOM  1.24  0.14  0.07  0.51  1.25 
 2.90 
 6.83 
FSEBX  0.61  0.02  0.01  0.09  0.81 
 1.20 
 3.65 
RYHHX  0.15 (0.01)(0.29) 0.03  0.13 
 0.38 
 0.99 
ZSCCX  0.86  0.09  0.04  0.35  0.95 
 1.97 
 5.12