Qs Defensive Correlations

SBCPX Fund  USD 13.24  0.04  0.30%   
The current 90-days correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and Global Diversified Income is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Qs Defensive 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.

Qs Defensive Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and DJI is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Qs Defensive Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with SBCPX Mutual Fund

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  0.83TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.78TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.84TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.89TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.78TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.64TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
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  0.68TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
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  0.95TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.7TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.89LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
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  0.89LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between SBCPX Mutual Fund performing well and Qs Defensive 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 Qs Defensive'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.