Royce Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Royce Total Return and Harbor International Fund is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Royce Total 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.

Royce Total Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Royce Total Return and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Royce Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Royce Mutual Fund

  0.87RPFFX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.86RSEFX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  0.85RDVIX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.96RVPHX Royce Smaller CompaniesPairCorr
  0.87RVVHX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.85RYDVX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.65RYIPX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.99RYOFX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.97RYOTX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.93RYPFX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.9RYPRX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.98RYPNX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.87RYSEX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  1.0RYTRX Royce Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95RYVFX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.96RYVPX Royce Smaller CompaniesPairCorr
  0.65RIPIX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.97RMCFX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.93PENNX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.9VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.87DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.97UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.91AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.77GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr

Moving against Royce Mutual Fund

  0.33PQTAX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.33PQTNX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.33PQTIX Aa Pimco TrPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Royce Mutual Fund performing well and Royce Total 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 Royce Total'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.