Ariel Appreciation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ariel Appreciation and Eaton Vance Worldwide is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Ariel Appreciation 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.

Ariel Appreciation Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Ariel Appreciation Fund and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ariel Appreciation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ariel Mutual Fund

  1.0ARAIX Ariel Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.97ARFFX Ariel Focus FundPairCorr
  1.0ARGFX Ariel Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.97AFOYX Ariel Focus FundPairCorr
  0.95AGLYX Ariel GlobalPairCorr
  0.95AGLOX Ariel GlobalPairCorr
  1.0CAAIX Ariel AppreciationPairCorr
  0.9FLPKX Fidelity Low PricedPairCorr
  0.88FLPSX Fidelity Low PricedPairCorr
  0.91VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.95JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.92VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Ariel Mutual Fund

  0.57PSDLX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.4GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.38GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ariel Mutual Fund performing well and Ariel Appreciation 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 Ariel Appreciation'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.