Financial Services Correlations

RYFCX Fund  USD 67.96  1.67  2.52%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Services and Glg Intl Small is 0.72 (i.e., Poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Financial Services Fund and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor 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.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Financial Services 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 Financial Mutual Fund

  0.96RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.72RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.68RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.84RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.68RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.95RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.71RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.94RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.73RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.68RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.64RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Financial Mutual Fund

  0.71RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.68RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.63RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.62RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.61RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.45RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.62RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.96RYCWX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.79RYCBX Inverse Sp 500 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.6RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.41RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr

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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 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.