Nova Fund Correlations

RYNCX Fund  USD 104.98  2.41  2.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Nova Fund Class and Putnam Global Financials is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Nova 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.

Nova Fund Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Nova Fund Class and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nova Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Nova Mutual Fund

  0.74RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.62RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.65RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.72RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  1.0RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.78RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.64RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.77RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.82RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.61RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Nova Mutual Fund

  0.53RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.38RYAQX Inverse Government LongPairCorr
  0.83RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.83RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.53RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.52RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.35RYCDX Rydex Inverse Nasdaq Steady GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Nova Mutual Fund performing well and Nova 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 Nova 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.