Touchstone Sands Correlations

PTSGX Fund  USD 15.51  0.40  2.65%   
The current 90-days correlation between Touchstone Sands Capital and Large Cap Fund is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Touchstone Sands 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.

Touchstone Sands Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Touchstone Sands Capital and DJI is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Touchstone Sands Capital and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Touchstone Sands Capital. 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 price.

Moving together with Touchstone Mutual Fund

  0.89TVOYX Touchstone Small CapPairCorr
  0.95TEGAX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98TEGIX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98TEGYX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91SAGWX Sentinel Small PanyPairCorr
  0.91SSCOX Sentinel Small PanyPairCorr
  0.91SSRRX Sentinel SmallPairCorr
  0.92SBACX Sentinel BalancedPairCorr
  1.0CFSIX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr
  0.89TGVFX Growth OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.89TGVYX Growth OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.89TGVVX Growth OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.97SCRLX Sentinel Mon StockPairCorr
  0.97SCSCX Sentinel Mon StockPairCorr
  0.9SEBLX Sentinel BalancedPairCorr
  0.97SENCX Sentinel Mon StockPairCorr
  1.0CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr
  0.93TLGYX Touchstone Large PanyPairCorr
  0.81TMAPX Touchstone Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85TMFCX Touchstone Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9SIBLX Sentinel BalancedPairCorr
  0.97SICWX Sentinel Mon StockPairCorr
  0.91SIGWX Sentinel Small PanyPairCorr
  0.97TOECX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.93DSMLX Touchstone Large PanyPairCorr

Moving against Touchstone Mutual Fund

  0.4SWRLX Sentinel InternationalPairCorr
  0.41SIIEX Sentinel InternationalPairCorr
  0.41TOIIX Touchstone InternationalPairCorr
  0.39TOBYX Active Bond FundPairCorr
  0.33TSDCX Touchstone Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.32TSDAX Touchstone Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.31TQPAX Touchstone StrategicPairCorr

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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 Touchstone Mutual Fund performing well and Touchstone Sands 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 Touchstone Sands' 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.