Dow Jones Correlations

RYDAX Fund  USD 106.56  1.01  0.96%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dow Jones Industrial and Basic Materials Fund is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Dow Jones 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.

Dow Jones Correlation With Market

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The correlation between Dow Jones Industrial and DJI is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dow Jones Industrial and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dow Mutual Fund

  0.68RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.7RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.74RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.8RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.67RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.8RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.81RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.79RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.73RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.73RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  1.0RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.67RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.92RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Dow Mutual Fund

  0.92RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.81RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.79RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.79RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.74RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.7RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.69RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.42RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.79RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.78RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.72RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.45RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.97RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.79RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.74RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.5RYCPX Consumer ProductsPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dow Mutual Fund performing well and Dow Jones 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 Dow Jones' 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  0.78  0.05 (0.07) 3.27  0.91 
 1.73 
 4.27 
RYBAX  0.78  0.05 (0.07) 3.55  0.91 
 1.71 
 4.29 
RYBKX  1.09  0.27  0.13 (3.88) 0.83 
 2.45 
 12.77 
RYBMX  0.78  0.05 (0.07) 3.39  0.91 
 1.71 
 4.29 
RYBHX  0.81  0.09 (0.01) 0.67  0.99 
 1.76 
 5.62 
RYBIX  0.78  0.05 (0.07) 4.05  0.91 
 1.72 
 4.29 
RYBOX  0.80 (0.09) 0.00  2.16  0.00 
 1.41 
 6.21 
RYABX  0.74 (0.16) 0.00 (3.28) 0.00 
 1.55 
 5.15 
RYACX  0.76 (0.07) 0.00  0.76  0.00 
 2.43 
 5.90 
RYAIX  0.77  0.04  0.00  0.08  0.00 
 2.50 
 5.84