Financial Services Correlations

RYFAX Fund  USD 82.23  0.11  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Services and William Blair Small is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Financial Services 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.

Financial Services Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Financial Services Fund and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Financial Services Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Financial Mutual Fund

  0.88RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.83RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.78RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.86RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.83RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.87RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.74RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.87RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.83RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.8RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.82RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.79RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.91RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Financial Mutual Fund

  0.81RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.67RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.65RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.59RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.58RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.58RYARX Inverse Sp 500 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.58RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.55RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.55RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.52RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89RYCWX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.85RYCZX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.79RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75RYCBX Inverse Sp 500 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.67RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.66RYEUX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.54RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.53RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Financial Mutual Fund performing well and Financial Services 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 Financial Services' 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.