Sun Life Correlations

SLF Stock  USD 63.05  0.22  0.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sun Life Financial and American International Group is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Sun Life 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.

Sun Life Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Sun Life Financial and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sun Life Financial and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Sun Stock

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Moving against Sun Stock

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Related Correlations Analysis


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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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Sun Stock performing well and Sun Life Company 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 Sun Life'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
EQH  1.28 (0.13) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 2.61 
 9.66 
AIG  1.16 (0.09) 0.00 (1.08) 0.00 
 2.22 
 13.58 
ACGL  0.76  0.12  0.07  0.92  0.80 
 1.82 
 4.71 
ORI  1.21  0.03 (0.01) 0.80  2.11 
 2.11 
 12.07 
HIG  0.77  0.07  0.03  0.29  0.81 
 1.96 
 6.38 
GSHD  1.58 (0.31) 0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 3.51 
 12.49 
ESGR  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
ACGLO  0.41 (0.03) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 0.72 
 2.15 
AXAHY  0.76 (0.01)(0.05) 0.03  1.03 
 1.19 
 4.18 
IGIC  0.94  0.15  0.07  1.32  1.05 
 2.20 
 9.34