Guidemark(r) Small/mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Guidemark Smallmid Cap and Oppenheimer Gold Special is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Guidemark(r) Small/mid 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.

Guidemark(r) Small/mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Guidemark Smallmid Cap and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Guidemark Smallmid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Guidemark(r) Mutual Fund

  0.96GMLGX Guidemark Large CapPairCorr
  0.92GPSTX Guidepath Growth AllPairCorr
  0.98GPTUX Guidepath TacticalPairCorr
  0.84VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.86DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.86PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.85PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.85TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.85PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.87SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr

Moving against Guidemark(r) Mutual Fund

  0.64GMWEX Guidemark World ExPairCorr
  0.62GMCOX Guidemark E FixedPairCorr
  0.78GILDX Guggenheim LimitedPairCorr
  0.69SIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.68MWTTX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.66VWTAX Tomorrows Scholar CollegePairCorr
  0.64PIRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.57VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.49BNUEX Ubs InternationalPairCorr
  0.37DCXCX Catalystmillburn DynPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Guidemark(r) Mutual Fund performing well and Guidemark(r) Small/mid 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 Guidemark(r) Small/mid'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.