Basic Materials Correlations

RYBCX Fund  USD 73.48  0.14  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Zacks Small Cap E is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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 services.

Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.89RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.99RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.94RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.93RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.93RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.78RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.62RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.97RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.83RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.9RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.9RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.76RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.97RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.76RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.92RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.91RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.5RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.39RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.34RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.91RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88RYCWX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.86RYCQX 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
CSCVX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BGRWX  0.81  0.10  0.11  0.17  0.69 
 1.14 
 15.80 
JMCRX  0.84  0.16  0.20  0.19  0.57 
 2.47 
 4.93 
ICHKX  0.59  0.01 (0.03) 0.08  0.75 
 1.04 
 4.46 
EMSLX  1.00  0.44  0.39  0.86  0.38 
 2.05 
 19.48 
LVAMX  0.95  0.42  0.55  1.19  0.00 
 1.33 
 25.29 
NOM  1.26  0.00 (0.03) 0.07  1.47 
 2.70 
 6.92 
FSEBX  0.61  0.00 (0.01) 0.06  0.80 
 1.11 
 3.73 
RYHHX  0.13  0.01 (0.24) 0.14  0.00 
 0.38 
 0.99 
ZSCCX  0.84  0.06  0.02  0.31  0.90 
 2.50 
 5.12