Energy Services Correlations

RYVIX Fund  USD 249.91  3.38  1.37%   
The current 90-days correlation between Energy Services and Vanguard Energy Index is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Energy 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.

Energy Services Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Energy Services Fund and DJI is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Energy Services Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Energy Mutual Fund

  0.85RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Energy Mutual Fund

  0.5RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.49RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.31RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.31RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.31RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.49RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.48RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.34RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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