Marsico Focus Correlations

MFOCX Fund  USD 27.59  0.08  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Marsico Focus and Marsico Growth Fund is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Marsico Focus 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.

Marsico Focus Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Marsico Focus Fund and DJI is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Marsico Focus Fund 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 Marsico Focus 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Marsico Mutual Fund

  0.91MXXIX Marsico 21st CenturyPairCorr
  0.76MGLBX Marsico GlobalPairCorr
  0.98MGRIX Marsico GrowthPairCorr
  0.91MIDFX Marsico Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.75MIGOX Marsico GlobalPairCorr
  0.99MIGWX Marsico GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MIFOX Marsico FocusPairCorr
  0.94FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.94FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.93GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.92AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.93CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.82WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.78WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.76IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.76IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr

Moving against Marsico Mutual Fund

  0.66MFAAX American Funds MortgagePairCorr
  0.64BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.55EBSFX Eubel Brady SuttmanPairCorr
  0.49RIGEX International Growth AndPairCorr
  0.46SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.44LIIAX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.39SAEMX Sa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.38HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr
  0.74GF New Germany ClosedPairCorr
  0.63ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr

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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 Marsico Mutual Fund performing well and Marsico Focus 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 Marsico Focus' 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.