Sextant Growth Correlations

SSGFX Fund  USD 58.80  0.83  1.43%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sextant Growth and Sextant International Fund is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Sextant Growth 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.

Sextant Growth Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Sextant Growth Fund and DJI is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sextant Growth Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.7SCORX Sextant E FundPairCorr
  1.0SGZFX Sextant GrowthPairCorr
  0.95FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.95FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.95GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.95CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.95CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.84GMAWX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.84FMAGX Fidelity MagellanPairCorr
  0.98PRWAX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.75NEXTX Shelton Green AlphaPairCorr
  0.91VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.85PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.98AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CAGIX Calvert AggressivePairCorr
  0.99VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.61PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.88DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.65GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.63GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.58SBIFX Sextant Bond IncomePairCorr
  0.32SSIFX Sextant InternationalPairCorr
  0.31SIFZX Sextant InternationalPairCorr
  0.52GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.38GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Sextant Mutual Fund performing well and Sextant Growth 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 Sextant Growth'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.