Gotham Defensive Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Gotham Defensive Long and Locorr Market Trend is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Gotham Defensive 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.

Gotham Defensive Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Gotham Defensive Long and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Gotham Defensive Long and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Gotham Defensive Long. 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 GOTHAM Mutual Fund

  0.77GCHDX Gotham Hedged EPairCorr
  0.83GVALX Gotham Large ValuePairCorr
  0.84GEFPX Gotham Enhanced 500PairCorr
  0.75GENIX Gotham Enhanced ReturnPairCorr
  0.78GINDX Gotham Index PlusPairCorr
  0.86GNNDX Gotham Index PlusPairCorr
  0.72GARIX Gotham Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.82GSPFX Gotham Enhanced SpPairCorr
  0.78GTRFX Gotham Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.71DHLSX Diamond Hill LongPairCorr
  0.74DIAYX Diamond Hill LongPairCorr
  0.7DIAMX Diamond Hill LongPairCorr
  0.72PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.71PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.82ASLAX Ab Select LongshortPairCorr
  0.61LSHUX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.66TSIPX Tiaa Cref LifestylePairCorr
  0.68LABYX Lord Abbett BalancedPairCorr

Moving against GOTHAM Mutual Fund

  0.57VRSBX Virtus Seix CorporatePairCorr
  0.44QMHRX Aqr Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.38PCLPX Pimco CommoditiesplusPairCorr

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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 GOTHAM Mutual Fund performing well and Gotham Defensive 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 Gotham Defensive'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.