Biotechnology Fund Correlations

RYCFX Fund  USD 42.87  0.40  0.92%   
The current 90-days correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and Scharf Balanced Opportunity is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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

  0.72RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.71RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.68RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.67RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.76RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.68RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.64RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.7RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.93RYCAX Consumer Products Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.78RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2x Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.55RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.31RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.65RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.56RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.66RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.36RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.32RYCRX Real Estate FundPairCorr

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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.