Weitz Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Weitz Balanced and Weitz Ultra Short is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Weitz Balanced 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.

Weitz Balanced Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Weitz Balanced and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Weitz Balanced and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Weitz Mutual Fund

  0.68SAFEX Weitz Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.63WSHNX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.99WBALX Balanced Fund BalancedPairCorr
  0.84WVAIX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.75WVALX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.61WEFIX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.82WPOIX Partners Iii OpportunityPairCorr
  0.82WPOPX Partners Iii OpportunityPairCorr
  0.84WPVLX Partners ValuePairCorr
  0.84WPVIX Partners ValuePairCorr
  0.79BKMIX Blackrock Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.83HBLTX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.8HBLRX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.75HBLSX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.84HBLVX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.76HBLYX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.79HBLCX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.83HBLIX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.62SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.62MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.61MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.61SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.86CLXRX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.68UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.76VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.82FAGIX Fidelity Capital IncomePairCorr
  0.75FIUIX Fidelity Telecom AndPairCorr
  0.79VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr

Moving against Weitz Mutual Fund

  0.32WCPNX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.31WCPBX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.58FMFFX Fs 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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WEFIXWSHNX
WVALXWVAIX
WVAIXWBALX
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WVAIXSAFEX
  
High negative correlations   
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WVALXWCPNX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Weitz Mutual Fund performing well and Weitz Balanced 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 Weitz Balanced'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.