Davidson Multi-cap Correlations

DFMIX Fund  USD 33.66  0.04  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Davidson Multi Cap and Fidelity Advisor Financial is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Davidson Multi-cap 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.

Davidson Multi-cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Davidson Multi Cap Equity and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Davidson Multi Cap Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Davidson Multi Cap Equity. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Davidson Mutual Fund

  1.0DFMAX Davidson Multi CapPairCorr
  0.92VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.96VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.96VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.67GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

Moving against Davidson Mutual Fund

  0.73GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.69GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.42GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.43CIHCX Cullen International HighPairCorr
  0.39PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.37BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.36PSHIX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.35LIRRX Lord Abbett InternationalPairCorr
  0.31ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.54GF New Germany ClosedPairCorr
  0.43MFAAX American Funds MortgagePairCorr
  0.41TASTX Transamerica Short TermPairCorr
  0.34HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr

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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 Davidson Mutual Fund performing well and Davidson Multi-cap 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 Davidson Multi-cap'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.