Utilities Fund Correlations

RYUTX Fund  USD 51.32  0.26  0.50%   
The correlation of Utilities 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.

Utilities Fund Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Utilities Fund Class and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Utilities Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Utilities Mutual Fund

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  0.62HE Hawaiian ElectricPairCorr
  0.64SO SouthernPairCorr
  0.72EVRG Evergy, Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.65WTRG Essential UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.64AQN Algonquin Power UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.88ATO Atmos Energy Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.89AVA AvistaPairCorr
  0.69AWK American Water WorksPairCorr
  0.72BIP Brookfield InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.87BKH Black Hills Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.7CMS CMS EnergyPairCorr
  0.87CPK Chesapeake UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.61CWT California Water ServicePairCorr

Moving against Utilities Mutual Fund

  0.55ENIC Enel Chile SAPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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