Financial Services Correlations

RYFIX Fund  USD 103.29  0.49  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Services and Government Long Bond is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Financial Services 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.

Financial Services Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Financial Services Fund and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Financial Services Fund 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 Financial Services Fund. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with FINANCIAL Mutual Fund

  0.76RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.69RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.65RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.84RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.82RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.73RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.78RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.65RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.79RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.69RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.76RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against FINANCIAL Mutual Fund

  0.8RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.72RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.66RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.62RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.59RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.56RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.56RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.56RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.54RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.79RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.79RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.73RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.62RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.62RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.62RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr

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 FINANCIAL Mutual Fund performing well and Financial Services 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 Financial Services' 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
RYLCX  0.62  0.01 (0.06)(0.06) 0.83 
 1.20 
 4.54 
RYLIX  0.65 (0.07) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.20 
 4.55 
FOVAX  0.88  0.02  0.03  0.08  0.77 
 2.55 
 5.17 
RYMIX  0.85  0.18  0.15  0.27  0.84 
 1.83 
 4.93 
WESRX  1.04  0.18  0.10  0.96  0.99 
 2.28 
 9.42 
RYEIX  1.08  0.21  0.15  0.45  1.05 
 2.69 
 5.17 
RYMSX  0.26  0.03 (0.05) 0.17  0.15 
 0.53 
 1.11 
EMQIX  0.69  0.22  0.17  30.35  0.46 
 1.70 
 4.76 
EMQAX  0.69  0.22  0.17  30.29  0.47 
 1.72 
 4.81 
RYHBX  0.48  0.00 (0.09) 0.04  0.58 
 0.93 
 2.27