Biotechnology Fund Correlations

RYOAX Fund  USD 59.13  0.53  0.89%   
The correlation of Biotechnology 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.

Biotechnology Fund Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Biotechnology Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.81RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.66RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.8RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.74RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  1.0RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.76RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.76RYCVX Dow 2x StrategyPairCorr
  0.7RYHHX High Yield StrategyPairCorr
  0.93RYHCX Health Care Fund Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.72RYKIX Banking Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.74RYMPX Precious MetalsPairCorr
  0.76RYLIX Leisure Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.8RYLDX Dow 2x StrategyPairCorr
  0.75RYLCX Leisure Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYOIX Biotechnology FundPairCorr
  0.74RYPMX Precious MetalsPairCorr
  0.74RYSVX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.63RYRCX Retailing Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.63RYRLX Russell 2000 2xPairCorr
  0.63RYRSX Russell 2000 2xPairCorr
  0.65RYVCX Energy ServicesPairCorr

Moving against Biotechnology Mutual Fund

  0.61RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.59RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.54RYIHX Inverse High YieldPairCorr
  0.51RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.43RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Biotechnology Mutual Fund performing well and Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology 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.