Schwab Markettrack Correlations

SWBGX Fund  USD 21.00  0.21  1.01%   
The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Markettrack and Laudus Large Cap is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Schwab Markettrack 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.

Schwab Markettrack Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Markettrack Balanced and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Markettrack Balanced 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 Schwab Markettrack Balanced. 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 price.

Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.67LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.84SWBRX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  0.7SWCGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  0.73SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.97SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.71SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.79SWEGX Schwab Markettrack AllPairCorr
  0.93SWCRX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.89SWGRX Schwab Target 2015PairCorr
  0.94SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.95SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.94SWHGX Schwab Markettrack GrowthPairCorr
  0.85SWHRX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.81SWMRX Schwab Target 2045PairCorr
  0.66SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.7SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.7SWLVX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.91SWOBX Schwab BalancedPairCorr
  0.8SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.8SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.79SWPRX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  0.64SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.63SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.64SWSCX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.68SWTSX Schwab Total StockPairCorr
  0.64SFENX Schwab FundamentalPairCorr

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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 Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Markettrack 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 Schwab Markettrack'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.