Basic Materials Correlations

RYBIX Fund  USD 110.06  0.82  0.75%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Litman Gregory Funds is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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 0.88 (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.
  
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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  1.0RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.86RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.99RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.94RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.91RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.96RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.94RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.68RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.89RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.96RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.84RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.89RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.94RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.88RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.81RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.95RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.63RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.9RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.94RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.4RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.93RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.85RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.52RYCBX 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.