Schwab Health Correlations

SWHFX Fund  USD 24.98  0.09  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Health Care and Blackrock Health Sciences is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Schwab Health 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.

Schwab Health Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Health Care and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Health Care and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Schwab Health Care. 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 census.

Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.72SWCAX Schwab California TaxPairCorr
  0.78SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.75SWASX Schwab Global RealPairCorr
  0.77SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.61SWHYX Schwab OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.83SWISX Schwab InternationalPairCorr
  0.87SWKRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.87SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.84SWMIX Laudus InternationalPairCorr
  0.86SWLRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.75SWNTX Schwab Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr
  0.73SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.32SWLGX Schwab Large 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Health 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 Schwab Health'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.