Sit Tax-free Correlations

SNTIX Fund  USD 8.82  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sit Tax Free and Cambiar International Equity is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Sit Tax-free 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.

Sit Tax-free Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Sit Tax Free Income and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sit Tax Free Income 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 Sit Tax Free Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Sit Mutual Fund

  0.76SSCDX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.73SSMGX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.64SDFSX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.68SDMGX Sit Developing MarketsPairCorr
  0.63SDVSX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.63SDVGX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.92SMTFX Sit Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.71SNGRX Sit International GrowthPairCorr
  0.81SNGVX Sit U SPairCorr
  0.89SNTYX Sit Tax FreePairCorr
  0.8SQIYX Sit Mutual FundsPairCorr
  0.65SQIFX Sit Quality IncomePairCorr
  0.94VWITX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.95VWIUX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.95AFTEX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.98AFTFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.96TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.98TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.98TFEBX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.74FLTMX Fidelity IntermediatePairCorr
  0.93GSMUX Goldman Sachs DynamicPairCorr
  0.69GSMIX Goldman Sachs DynamicPairCorr
  0.77LIIAX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.76SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.65WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.68WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.71IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.69IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.91PBCAX Prudential CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.63JVARX Jpmorgan Value AdvantagePairCorr
  0.71TVRRX Thornburg ValuePairCorr

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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VFLHEQ
FMIEXFSAZX
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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Sit Mutual Fund performing well and Sit Tax-free 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 Sit Tax-free'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
BAIAX  0.12  0.01 (0.29) 1.40  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.62 
NAZ  0.40  0.05 (0.01) 0.70  0.34 
 0.77 
 3.00 
HEQ  0.37  0.10  0.12  0.35  0.17 
 0.86 
 2.03 
FSAZX  0.07  0.02 (0.26) 1.21  0.00 
 0.17 
 0.60 
VFL  0.35  0.05 (0.01) 0.63  0.28 
 0.80 
 1.98 
HCYAX  0.28  0.09  0.07 (3.79) 0.00 
 0.57 
 3.80 
INPSX  1.36 (0.45) 0.00 (0.30) 0.00 
 2.33 
 8.61 
FMIEX  0.49  0.23  0.37  0.50  0.00 
 1.19 
 4.72 
KF  1.26  0.54  0.42  0.97  0.68 
 3.13 
 6.91 
CAMYX  0.64  0.02  0.00  0.09  0.76 
 1.14 
 3.75