Correlation Between Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between Capital Growth Fund and Capital Appreciation Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Capital Growth with a short position of Capital Appreciation. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation.

Diversification Opportunities for Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation

0.81
  Correlation Coefficient

Very poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Capital and Capital is 0.81. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Capital Growth Fund and Capital Appreciation Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Capital Appreciation and Capital Growth is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Capital Growth Fund are associated (or correlated) with Capital Appreciation. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Capital Appreciation has no effect on the direction of Capital Growth i.e., Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation

Assuming the 90 days horizon Capital Growth Fund is expected to generate 0.58 times more return on investment than Capital Appreciation. However, Capital Growth Fund is 1.72 times less risky than Capital Appreciation. It trades about 0.02 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Capital Appreciation Fund is currently generating about -0.01 per unit of risk. If you would invest  1,291  in Capital Growth Fund on November 27, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  3.00  from holding Capital Growth Fund or generate 0.23% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthStrong
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

Capital Growth Fund  vs.  Capital Appreciation Fund

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Capital Growth 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Weak
 
Strong
Over the last 90 days Capital Growth Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of latest weak performance, the Fund's technical and fundamental indicators remain strong and the current disturbance on Wall Street may also be a sign of long term gains for the fund investors.
Capital Appreciation 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

 
Weak
 
Strong
Over the last 90 days Capital Appreciation Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of weak performance in the last few months, the Fund's basic indicators remain fairly strong which may send shares a bit higher in March 2025. The current disturbance may also be a sign of long term up-swing for the fund investors.

Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation

The main advantage of trading using opposite Capital Growth and Capital Appreciation positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Capital Growth position performs unexpectedly, Capital Appreciation can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Capital Appreciation will offset losses from the drop in Capital Appreciation's long position.
The idea behind Capital Growth Fund and Capital Appreciation Fund pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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