Strategic Alternatives Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Strategic Alternatives and Tiaa Cref Mid Cap Value is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Strategic Alternatives 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.

Strategic Alternatives Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Strategic Alternatives Fund and DJI is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Strategic Alternatives Fund 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 Strategic Alternatives Fund. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Strategic Mutual Fund

  0.83GFIZX Conservative AllocationPairCorr
  1.0GFSZX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.78GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.72GGIZX Balanced AllocationPairCorr
  0.81GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.81GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.82GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.8GLDZX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.8GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.78GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.76GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.77GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.7GMEYX Guidestone Funds ImpactPairCorr

Moving against Strategic Mutual Fund

  0.33GEIZX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.31GSCZX Small Cap EquityPairCorr

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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 Strategic Mutual Fund performing well and Strategic Alternatives 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 Strategic Alternatives' 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.