Global Alpha Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Global Alpha and American Funds New is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Global Alpha 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.

Global Alpha Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between The Global Alpha and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Global Alpha and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Global Mutual Fund

  0.88BSGLX Long TermPairCorr
  0.88BTLSX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.88BTLKX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.73BCANX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.73BCAKX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  1.0BGAKX Global AlphaPairCorr
  1.0BGALX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  1.0BGATX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.72BGCDX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.72BGCBX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.86BGEUX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.85BGEVX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.85BGESX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.85BGETX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.85BGEKX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.85BGEFX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.79BGGSX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.79BGGKX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.88BGLTX Baillie GiffordPairCorr
  0.88BGLKX Long TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Global Mutual Fund performing well and Global Alpha 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 Global Alpha'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.