Science Technology Correlations

USTCX Fund  USD 29.87  0.74  2.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Science Technology and Delaware Healthcare Fund is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Science Technology Fund and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor 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 state and metro area employment, hours, and earnings.

Moving together with Science Mutual Fund

  0.87SBFMX Victory PortfoliosPairCorr
  0.92MAICX Victory TrivalentPairCorr
  0.93URITX International FundPairCorr
  0.78USBAX Usaa Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.96USWGX World GrowthPairCorr
  0.75UGTCX Usaa Growth AndPairCorr
  0.77FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.86SLMCX Columbia SeligmanPairCorr
  0.9SCICX Columbia SeligmanPairCorr
  0.84CCIFX Columbia SeligmanPairCorr
  0.94PRSCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.74FSCSX Software And ItPairCorr
  0.79CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.79ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.89CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.86CRF Cornerstone Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.9USA Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.8NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.75WMNUX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.88QRSIX Fpa Queens RoadPairCorr
  0.87RIRHX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.92QGIRX Pear Tree QualityPairCorr
  0.85ICBAX Icon Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.85HNINX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.95SCDGX Deutsche E EquityPairCorr
  0.89HBLVX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.81RGWFX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.81RDETX American Funds 2030PairCorr

Moving against Science Mutual Fund

  0.72IFN India ClosedPairCorr

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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.