Applied Finance Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Applied Finance Select and Cohen Steers Real is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Applied Finance 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.

Applied Finance Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Applied Finance Select and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Applied Finance Select and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Applied Mutual Fund

  0.97AFALX Applied Finance CorePairCorr
  0.97AFAZX Applied Finance CorePairCorr
  0.81AFDVX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  0.81AFDZX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  1.0AFVLX Applied Finance SelectPairCorr
  0.81VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.69DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.83AFMFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82FFMMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.82FFFMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.83AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.78DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.81VIVAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr

Moving against Applied Mutual Fund

  0.48COSRX Columbia OverseasPairCorr
  0.58MCSVX Mainstay VertiblePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Applied Mutual Fund performing well and Applied Finance 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 Applied Finance'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.