Heartland Value Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Heartland Value Plus and Lkcm Small Mid Cap is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Heartland Value 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.

Heartland Value Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Heartland Value Plus and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Heartland Value Plus 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 Heartland Value Plus. 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 Heartland Mutual Fund

  0.87HNMDX Heartland Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99HNTVX Heartland ValuePairCorr
  0.86HRMDX Heartland Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0HRVIX Heartland Value PlusPairCorr
  0.99HRTVX Heartland ValuePairCorr
  0.98VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.98UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.98UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.98UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.99AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.9KMKNX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.83AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91KSOAX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.91WWWEX Kinetics GlobalPairCorr
  0.68RGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.75WCMOX Wcm Focused InternationalPairCorr
  0.9TWQAX Transamerica Large CapPairCorr
  0.7PCCFX Prudential Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.7TOLZX Deutsche Global InfrPairCorr
  0.86HCAIX Harbor Capital ApprePairCorr

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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 Heartland Mutual Fund performing well and Heartland Value 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 Heartland Value'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.