Basic Materials Correlations

RYBMX Fund  USD 94.17  4.43  4.49%   
The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Litman Gregory Funds is -0.13 (i.e., Good 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 0.8 (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

  0.98RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.98RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.76RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.98RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.89RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.95RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.93RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.83RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.93RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.74RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.83RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.93RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.86RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.83RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.83RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.93RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.87RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.91RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.93RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.49RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr

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
RYBAX  1.35  0.47  0.21  0.49  1.66 
 2.61 
 15.43 
RYBIX  1.33  0.44  0.20  0.46  1.70 
 2.61 
 13.81 
RYUIX  0.69  0.08  0.05  0.69  0.84 
 1.45 
 4.26 
CVLEX  0.55  0.14  0.18  0.21  0.47 
 1.28 
 4.06 
AFALX  0.52  0.07  0.09  0.14  0.44 
 1.06 
 3.13 
PRSD  0.06  0.00 (0.37)(0.67) 0.00 
 0.16 
 0.44 
RSJN  0.29  0.04  0.04  0.12  0.23 
 0.61 
 1.74 
TGFRX  1.41 (0.02) 0.00  0.02  2.25 
 2.62 
 8.63 
RSSE  0.32  0.04  0.05  0.11  0.23 
 0.84 
 1.83 
PCIG  0.90 (0.10) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.57 
 7.04