Telecommunications Correlations

RYCSX Fund  USD 51.49  0.11  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Telecommunications and T Rowe Price is -0.27 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Telecommunications 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.

Telecommunications Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Telecommunications Fund Class and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Telecommunications Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Telecommunications Mutual Fund

  0.82RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.62RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.87RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.85RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.87RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.71RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.7RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.62RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.81RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.65RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.87RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.84RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.73RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.77RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.74RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.7RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.78RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Telecommunications Mutual Fund

  0.87RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.87RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.56RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.55RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.53RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.6RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.53RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.87RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.83RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.83RYCWX Inverse Dow 2x Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.79RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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