Equity Income Correlations

GEQIX Fund  USD 16.93  0.04  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between Equity Income Portfolio and Pnc Emerging Markets is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Equity Income 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.

Equity Income Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Equity Income Portfolio and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Equity Income Portfolio 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 Equity Income Portfolio. 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 Equity Mutual Fund

  0.9NOVIX Glenmede InternationalPairCorr
  0.96GWILX Woman In LeadershipPairCorr
  0.94RESGX Responsible Esg EquityPairCorr
  0.92GLSOX Secured Options PortfolioPairCorr
  0.95GQLVX Quantitative U SPairCorr
  0.83GQSCX Quantitative U SPairCorr
  0.76GTAPX Long/short PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93GTCEX Strategic Equity PorPairCorr
  0.85GTCSX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.95GTILX Large Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.95GTLIX Large Cap CorePairCorr
  0.94GTLLX Large Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.95GTLOX Large Cap EPairCorr
  0.76GTLSX Quantitative LongshortPairCorr
  0.91GTSOX Secured Options PortfolioPairCorr
  0.86GTSCX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.89GTTMX Total Market PortfolioPairCorr
  0.98VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.97DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.92AFMFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.92FFMMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.92FFFMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.91AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.97DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.97VIVAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.96CSQ Calamos Strategic TotalPairCorr
  0.89ANCIX Ancora MicrocapPairCorr
  0.91WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.85DFMGX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.94VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.97VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.97VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Equity Mutual Fund

  0.66GTCIX International PortfolioPairCorr
  0.63PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr
  0.38NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Equity Mutual Fund performing well and Equity Income 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 Equity Income'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.