Financial Services Correlations

SFPAX Fund  USD 11.50  0.14  1.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Services and Rbc Microcap Value is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Financial 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.

Financial Services Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Financial Services Portfolio and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Financial Services Portfolio and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Financial Services Portfolio. 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 nation.

Moving together with Financial Mutual Fund

  0.89SABAX Salient Alternative BetaPairCorr
  0.9SABIX Aggressive BalancedPairCorr
  0.89SABCX Salient Alternative BetaPairCorr
  0.88SAMAX Moderately AggressivePairCorr
  0.88SAMCX Salient Mlp FundPairCorr
  0.89SAMIX Moderately AggressivePairCorr
  0.83SSCCX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.84SSCPX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.84SSCYX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.86SBCCX Moderately ConservativePairCorr
  0.88SBMCX Moderate BalancedPairCorr
  0.89SBMIX Moderate BalancedPairCorr
  0.87STPAX Technology CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.87STPCX Technology CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.87STPIX Technology CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.8SCAAX Conservative BalancedPairCorr
  0.79SUMCX Conservative BalancedPairCorr
  1.0SFPCX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.97SFPIX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.93SLCGX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.81SLCVX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.93SLGCX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.93SLGYX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.8SLVCX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.8SLVYX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.88SMACX Moderately ConservativePairCorr

Moving against Financial Mutual Fund

  0.82SIBPX Investment Quality BondPairCorr
  0.56SHPCX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.55SHPAX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.53SBHIX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.84SQBCX Investment Quality BondPairCorr
  0.83SQBAX Investment Quality BondPairCorr
  0.65SMBCX Municipal Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.61SMBAX Municipal Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.57SMBPX Municipal Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.32SIECX International EquityPairCorr

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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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LMUSXFFCGX
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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