Wesmark Government Correlations

WMBDX Fund  USD 7.87  0.02  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Wesmark Government Bond and Wesmark Growth Fund is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Wesmark Government 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.

Wesmark Government Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Wesmark Government Bond and DJI is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Wesmark Government Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Wesmark Government Bond. 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 Wesmark Mutual Fund

  0.77WMKMX Wesmark West VirginiaPairCorr
  0.97VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  1.0VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  1.0VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  1.0VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  1.0VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  1.0VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  1.0BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  1.0ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  1.0BFACX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.96FFBOX American FundsPairCorr
  0.64RBCUX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr

Moving against Wesmark Mutual Fund

  0.82LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.82LSHEX Kinetics Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.82LSHCX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.72WMKSX Wesmark Small PanyPairCorr
  0.71WMKGX Wesmark GrowthPairCorr
  0.37WMKTX Wesmark Tactical OppPairCorr
  0.86BDJ Blackrock Enhanced EquityPairCorr
  0.82WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.82LSHAX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.82KNPYX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81DREQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr
  0.81CPLIX Calamos Phineus LongshortPairCorr
  0.76HSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.75JRBFX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.73ANZCX Allianzgi ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.68OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.68SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.68SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.68WMICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.64RTSAX Tax Managed MidPairCorr
  0.64VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.59FTVFX Fidelity Advisor ValuePairCorr
  0.79FLPXX Meeder FundsPairCorr
  0.79FFRDX Franklin Floating RatePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Wesmark Mutual Fund performing well and Wesmark Government 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 Wesmark Government'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.