Utilities Fund Correlations

RYCUX Fund  USD 49.08  0.35  0.71%   
The current 90-days correlation between Utilities Fund Class and Inverse Nasdaq 100 Strategy is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Utilities 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.

Utilities Fund Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Utilities Fund Class and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Utilities Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Utilities Fund Class. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Moving together with Utilities Mutual Fund

  0.7RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.82RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.63RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.63RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.64RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.66RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  1.0RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.63RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.66RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.82RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.83RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr

Moving against Utilities Mutual Fund

  0.68RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.43RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.67RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.56RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.67RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65RYCQX 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 Utilities Mutual Fund performing well and Utilities 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 Utilities 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
RYBCX  1.38  0.51  0.22  0.56  1.65 
 2.60 
 18.07 
RYBAX  1.35  0.47  0.21  0.49  1.66 
 2.61 
 15.43 
RYBKX  0.94  0.12  0.05 (5.90) 1.34 
 2.11 
 7.01 
RYBMX  1.28  0.61  0.28 (1.23) 1.44 
 2.60 
 14.95 
RYBHX  0.82  0.11  0.10  0.15  0.79 
 1.77 
 5.29 
RYBIX  1.33  0.44  0.20  0.46  1.70 
 2.61 
 13.81 
RYBOX  1.15  0.33  0.27 (1.01) 0.67 
 2.57 
 19.38 
RYABX  0.48 (0.01)(0.06)(0.01) 0.62 
 0.92 
 2.28 
RYACX  0.67  0.03 (0.04)(0.01) 0.74 
 1.94 
 4.23 
RYAIX  0.69  0.00 (0.04) 0.02  0.76 
 1.95 
 4.22