Clarkston Founders Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Clarkston Founders and Clarkston Fund Institutional is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Clarkston Founders 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.

Clarkston Founders Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Clarkston Founders Fund and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Clarkston Founders Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Clarkston Mutual Fund

  1.0CFMDX Clarkston FoundersPairCorr
  0.95CFSMX Clarkston PartnersPairCorr
  0.99CILGX Clarkston Fund InstiPairCorr
  0.95CISMX Clarkston PartnersPairCorr
  0.69FLPKX Fidelity Low PricedPairCorr
  0.69FLPSX Fidelity Low PricedPairCorr
  0.92VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.88JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.92VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83KSOCX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83KSCYX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81KINAX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.83KNPAX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83KSCOX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81KINCX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.76MERDX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.84DFMGX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.88AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86TAAIX Thrivent AggressivePairCorr
  0.89FSEIX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.78VTWAX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr
  0.85SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.79AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.86TLCYX Touchstone Large CapPairCorr
  0.81RGRYX Victory Rs GrowthPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Clarkston Mutual Fund performing well and Clarkston Founders 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 Clarkston Founders' 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.