Long Term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Long Term and Vanguard Small Cap Value is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Long Term 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.

Long Term Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between The Long Term and DJI is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Long Term and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Long Term. 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 industry.

Moving together with Long Mutual Fund

  0.93BSGLX Long TermPairCorr
  0.67BTLSX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.66BTLKX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.62BGALX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.72BGEZX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.72BGEWX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.9BGGSX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.9BGGKX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.93BGLTX Baillie GiffordPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Long Mutual Fund performing well and Long Term 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 Long Term'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.