Biotechnology Fund Correlations

RYBOX Fund  USD 64.11  0.63  0.99%   
The current 90-days correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and Ab Discovery Value is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Biotechnology Fund 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.

Biotechnology Fund Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.94RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.93RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.85RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.82RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.92RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.78RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.83RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.81RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.65RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.88RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.61RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.73RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.93RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.69RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.82RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.81RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.82RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.97RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.95RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.85RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2x Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.89RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.77RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.79RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.51RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.5RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.54RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.79RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.77RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.61RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Biotechnology Mutual Fund performing well and Biotechnology Fund 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 Biotechnology Fund's 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.