Multifactor Correlations

RTDCX Fund  USD 15.10  0.02  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Multifactor Equity and Scharf Global Opportunity is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Multifactor 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.

Multifactor Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Multifactor Equity Fund and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Multifactor Equity Fund 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 Multifactor Equity 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 Multifactor Mutual Fund

  0.74RALAX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.72RALCX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.73RALSX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.73RALRX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.71RALVX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.88RSCRX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.66RSECX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.93RSEAX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0RSESX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.65RBLCX Balanced StrategyPairCorr
  0.63RBLAX Balanced StrategyPairCorr
  0.62RBLVX Balanced StrategyPairCorr
  0.93RTDAX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.93RTDYX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.93RTDSX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.93RTDRX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.93RTDTX Select EquityPairCorr

Moving against Multifactor Mutual Fund

  0.61RSBCX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.6RSBTX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.59RSBYX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.59RSDTX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.43RSBRX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.37RNTTX International DevelopedPairCorr
  0.54RSYTX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.38RTISX Select InternationalPairCorr
  0.38RTIRX Select InternationalPairCorr
  0.38RTIYX Select InternationalPairCorr
  0.38RTITX Select InternationalPairCorr

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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 Multifactor Mutual Fund performing well and Multifactor 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 Multifactor'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.