Science Technology Correlations

USTCX Fund  USD 30.94  0.38  1.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between Science Technology and Small Cap Stock is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Science Technology 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.

Science Technology Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Science Technology Fund and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Science Technology Fund 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 Science Technology Fund. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Science Mutual Fund

  0.92RSGFX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.67RSFMX Victory Floating RatePairCorr
  0.82URITX International FundPairCorr
  0.71URSIX Target Retirement 2060PairCorr
  0.67USBAX Usaa Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.69UASBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.79MCISX Victory TrivalentPairCorr
  0.79VFFYX Victory IncorePairCorr
  0.96USWGX World GrowthPairCorr
  0.98MUXYX Victory Sp 500PairCorr
  0.67UTESX Tax Exempt ShortPairCorr
  0.7RHYCX Victory High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Science Mutual Fund

  0.59SBFMX Victory PortfoliosPairCorr
  0.41MMMMX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.41VFFMX Victory IncorePairCorr
  0.36GUTEX Victory Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.38RHMMX Victory High IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Science Mutual Fund performing well and Science Technology 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 Science Technology'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.