Utilities Fund Correlations

RYCUX Fund  USD 41.25  0.33  0.79%   
The current 90-days correlation between Utilities Fund Class and Basic Materials Fund is -0.28 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Utilities Fund 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.

Utilities Fund Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Utilities Fund Class and DJI is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Utilities Fund Class 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 Utilities Fund Class. 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 employment.

Moving together with Utilities Mutual Fund

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  0.61NI NiSourcePairCorr
  0.73SR Spire IncPairCorr
  0.73DUKB Duke Energy CorpPairCorr
  0.69ELPC Companhia ParanaensePairCorr
  0.62EVRG Evergy,PairCorr
  0.75AEE Ameren Corp Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.66ALE Allete IncPairCorr
  0.73AQN Algonquin Power UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.62ATO Atmos EnergyPairCorr
  0.67BKH Black HillsPairCorr
  0.7CMS CMS EnergyPairCorr
  0.62CNP CenterPoint Energy Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.72DTE DTE EnergyPairCorr
  0.65DTW DTE EnergyPairCorr

Moving against Utilities Mutual Fund

  0.53RNWWW ReNew Energy GlobalPairCorr
  0.43ELLO Ellomay Capital Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.58XIFR XPLR Infrastructure Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.56NFE New Fortress Energy Buyout TrendPairCorr

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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 Utilities Mutual Fund performing well and Utilities Fund 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 Utilities Fund'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.