IShares Russell Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between iShares Russell 1000 and iShares Russell 1000 is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of IShares Russell 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.

IShares Russell Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between iShares Russell 1000 and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Russell 1000 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.99VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.99VYM Vanguard High DividendPairCorr
  0.96DGRO iShares Core DividendPairCorr
  0.93IVE iShares SP 500PairCorr
  0.78DVY iShares Select DividendPairCorr
  0.93SPYV SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.65FVD First Trust ValuePairCorr
  0.85IUSV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.65NOBL ProShares SP 500PairCorr
  0.92JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.63BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.71GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.77WMT WalmartPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.6MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr

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IShares Russell Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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