Telecommunications Correlations

RYCSX Fund  USD 57.26  0.16  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Telecommunications and California Bond Fund is 0.07 (i.e., Significant 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Telecommunications Fund Class and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very 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

  0.87RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.88RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.83RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.87RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.89RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.73RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.93RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.91RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.88RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.84RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.9RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.84RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.91RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.82RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.83RYCAX Consumer ProductsPairCorr
  0.86RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.77RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Telecommunications Mutual Fund

  0.91RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.31RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.9RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.77RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.44RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

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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.