Disciplined Value Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Disciplined Value Series and Blackrock Capital Appreciation is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Disciplined 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.

Disciplined Value Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Disciplined Value Series and DJI is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Disciplined Value Series and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Disciplined Value Series. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Disciplined Mutual Fund

  0.92CEIIX Manning Napier CallodinePairCorr
  0.97CEIZX Manning Napier CallodinePairCorr
  0.96CEISX Manning Napier CallodinePairCorr
  0.8MNBAX Pro-blend(r) ExtendedPairCorr
  0.79MNBIX Pro-blend(r) ExtendedPairCorr
  0.69MNCRX Pro-blend(r) ConservativePairCorr
  1.0MNDFX Disciplined Value SeriesPairCorr
  0.8MNBRX Pro-blend(r) ExtendedPairCorr
  0.78MNBWX Manning Napier ProPairCorr
  0.74MNDWX Manning Napier DiverPairCorr
  0.81MNECX Pro-blend(r) ExtendedPairCorr
  0.93MNHCX Pro-blend(r) MaximumPairCorr
  0.93MNHIX Pro-blend(r) MaximumPairCorr
  0.93MNHRX Pro-blend(r) MaximumPairCorr
  0.93MNHWX Manning Napier ProPairCorr
  0.85MNMCX Pro-blend(r) ModeratePairCorr
  0.84MNMIX Pro-blend(r) ModeratePairCorr
  0.84MNMRX Pro-blend(r) ModeratePairCorr
  0.82MNMWX Manning Napier ProPairCorr
  1.0MDVWX Manning Napier DisciPairCorr
  1.0MDVZX Manning Napier DisciPairCorr
  0.77EXBAX Pro-blend(r) ModeratePairCorr

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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 Disciplined Mutual Fund performing well and Disciplined 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 Disciplined 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.