Science Technology Correlations

VCSTX Fund  USD 40.82  0.06  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Science Technology and Mid Cap Index is -0.17 (i.e., Good 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 0.57 (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.
  
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Moving together with Science Mutual Fund

  0.72VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.84VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.8VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.71VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.83VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.78VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.71VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.76VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.93VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.64VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.76FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.77FSPTX Technology PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96VITAX Vanguard InformationPairCorr

Moving against Science Mutual Fund

  0.42PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.42PMPSX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.41FGPMX Franklin Gold AndPairCorr
  0.32FRGOX Franklin Gold PreciousPairCorr
  0.32MIDSX Midas Fund MidasPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMIDX  0.74  0.06 (0.01)(0.90) 1.02 
 1.83 
 3.82 
VMSGX  0.86 (0.09)(0.06)(0.01) 1.19 
 1.54 
 4.48 
VAPPX  0.76 (0.03)(0.02) 0.04  1.26 
 1.63 
 4.52 
VSRDX  0.60 (0.04)(0.05) 0.02  0.93 
 1.15 
 3.46 
VSTIX  0.57  0.06 (0.01) 0.91  0.84 
 1.23 
 3.27 
VSSVX  0.72  0.05 (0.02)(4.63) 0.87 
 1.66 
 4.06 
VBCVX  0.51  0.02  0.00  0.09  0.58 
 1.02 
 2.75 
VCAAX  0.34 (0.02)(0.10) 0.03  0.48 
 0.71 
 2.27 
VCBDX  0.17  0.00 (0.28) 0.17  0.14 
 0.30 
 0.98 
VCBCX  0.75 (0.03)(0.03) 0.04  1.13 
 1.76 
 4.37