Russell 2000 Correlations

RYRRX Fund  USD 53.80  0.03  0.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Russell 2000 and Basic Materials Fund is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Russell 2000 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.

Russell 2000 Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Russell 2000 Fund and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Russell 2000 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 Russell 2000 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Russell Mutual Fund

  0.89RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.62RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  1.0RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.93RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.8RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.83RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.78RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.83RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.9RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.93RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.95RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.87RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.75RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Russell Mutual Fund

  0.93RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.84RYCWX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.79RYCZX Inverse Dow 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.59RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.38RYCBX Inverse Sp 500 Steady GrowthPairCorr

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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 Russell Mutual Fund performing well and Russell 2000 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 Russell 2000'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
RYBCX  1.38 (0.35) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 1.24 
 33.38 
RYBAX  1.28 (0.33) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 1.23 
 29.01 
RYBKX  1.06  0.10  0.06  0.59  1.31 
 2.40 
 14.68 
RYBMX  1.26 (0.33) 0.00 (0.33) 0.00 
 1.23 
 28.12 
RYBHX  1.40 (0.17) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.76 
 29.80 
RYBIX  1.21 (0.32) 0.00 (0.33) 0.00 
 1.23 
 26.03 
RYBOX  1.64 (0.28) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.52 
 33.76 
RYABX  0.82 (0.23) 0.00 (2.36) 0.00 
 1.55 
 5.15 
RYACX  0.89 (0.17) 0.00  8.15  0.00 
 1.59 
 9.08 
RYAIX  0.85 (0.14) 0.00  3.44  0.00 
 1.61 
 7.35