Banking Fund Correlations

RYKCX Fund  USD 78.28  0.92  1.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Banking Fund Class and Vanguard Financials Index is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Banking 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.

Banking Fund Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Banking Fund Class and DJI is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Banking 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 Banking 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Banking Mutual Fund

  1.0RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.9RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.64RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.79RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.8RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.76RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.84RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.9RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.83RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.68RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.67RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.8RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.88RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Banking Mutual Fund

  0.9RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.79RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.49RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.48RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.4RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.39RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.38RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.49RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.4RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.9RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.88RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.79RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.48RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.32RYCLX 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 Banking Mutual Fund performing well and Banking 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 Banking 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.