William Blair Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between William Blair Instit and Bbh Intermediate Municipal is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of William Blair 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.

William Blair Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between William Blair Institutional and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding William Blair Institutional and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with William Mutual Fund

  0.61WBEIX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.62WBENX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  1.0WBIGX William Blair InternPairCorr
  1.0WBIRX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.72WESNX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.73WESJX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.71BESIX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.69WXCIX William Blair EmergPairCorr
  0.69WXCRX William Blair EmergPairCorr
  0.94WIISX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.92BIGIX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.98WILJX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.98WILIX William Blair InternPairCorr

Moving against William Mutual Fund

  0.37WBSIX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.36WBSNX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.34WSMNX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.34WBCRX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.34WVMIX William Blair MidPairCorr
  0.34WVMRX William Blair MidPairCorr
  0.33WBSRX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.32WBGSX William Blair GrowthPairCorr
  0.31WSMDX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.31WSMRX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.31WBCIX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.38LCGFX William Blair LargePairCorr
  0.34LCGJX William Blair LargePairCorr
  0.34LCGNX William Blair LargePairCorr
  0.33ICSCX Icm Small PanyPairCorr
  0.32BGFRX William Blair GrowthPairCorr
  0.32BGFIX William Blair GrowthPairCorr

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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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FACCXFHYVX
  
High negative correlations   
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ABIMXGABTX
ABIMXICAXX
FACCXICAXX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between William Mutual Fund performing well and William Blair 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 William Blair'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.