Boston Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Boston Trust Midcap and Boston Trust Asset is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Boston Trust 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.

Boston Trust Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Boston Trust Midcap and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Boston Trust Midcap 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 Boston Trust Midcap. 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 census.

Moving together with Boston Mutual Fund

  0.95WSBFX Walden Asset ManagementPairCorr
  0.94WSEFX Walden EquityPairCorr
  0.94BTBFX Boston Trust AssetPairCorr
  0.95BTEFX Boston Trust EquityPairCorr
  0.93BOSOX Boston Trust SmallPairCorr
  0.89VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.84VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.84VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.84VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.84VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.84FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.8DXQLX Direxion Monthly NasdaqPairCorr
  0.79RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.79RYVYX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.79UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.79RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.79UOPSX Ultranasdaq 100 ProfundPairCorr
  0.81INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.82INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr

Moving against Boston Mutual Fund

  0.44BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.43USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.39ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.35HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.33SGDLX Sprott Gold EquityPairCorr
  0.31VICSX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Boston Mutual Fund performing well and Boston Trust 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 Boston Trust'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.