Financial Services Correlations

RYFIX Fund  USD 102.29  1.17  1.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Services and Basic Materials Fund is 0.35 (i.e., Weak 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Financial Services Fund and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak 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

  0.91RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.88RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.64RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYANX Nova Fund Class Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.88RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.78RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.77RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.94RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.93RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.67RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.66RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.72RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.67RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.84RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Financial Mutual Fund

  0.81RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.72RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.44RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.44RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.32RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.33RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.86RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.82RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.42RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.37RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr

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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.
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
RYBCX  0.95 (0.39) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.32 
 18.57 
RYBAX  0.92 (0.35) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.31 
 16.71 
RYBKX  1.03  0.14  0.06  5.27  1.08 
 2.40 
 14.68 
RYBMX  0.91 (0.34) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.32 
 16.32 
RYBHX  1.01 (0.24) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.75 
 18.54 
RYBIX  0.89 (0.33) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.32 
 15.43 
RYBOX  1.16 (0.35) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 1.52 
 16.99 
RYABX  0.80 (0.09) 0.00 (0.80) 0.00 
 1.65 
 5.18 
RYACX  0.93 (0.07) 0.00 (1.44) 0.00 
 2.44 
 5.87 
RYAIX  0.91 (0.06) 0.00  0.28  0.00 
 2.51 
 5.83