Advent Claymore Correlations

AVK Fund  USD 11.75  0.09  0.76%   
The current 90-days correlation between Advent Claymore Conv and Nuveen Global High is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Advent Claymore moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Advent Claymore Convertible moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Advent Claymore Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Advent Claymore Convertible and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Advent Claymore Convertible and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Advent Fund

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  0.81HWACX Hotchkis Wiley ValuePairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Advent Fund performing well and Advent Claymore 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 Advent Claymore'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
JSD  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
JGH  0.34  0.06  0.12  0.27  0.36 
 0.68 
 2.33 
NSL  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BGB  0.35 (0.03) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 0.59 
 1.90 
TBLD  0.47  0.14  0.25  0.51  0.22 
 1.04 
 2.22 
WDI  0.41  0.06  0.11  0.20  0.44 
 0.96 
 2.66 
GBAB  0.47  0.04  0.06  0.20  0.58 
 0.96 
 3.66 
RLTY  0.82  0.05  0.05  0.09  1.03 
 1.61 
 5.92 
BWG  0.47  0.09  0.14  0.59  0.43 
 0.99 
 3.54 
EHI  0.42  0.06  0.13  0.23  0.32 
 0.76 
 3.70