Third Avenue Correlations

TAVFX Fund  USD 61.39  0.63  1.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between Third Avenue Value and Morningstar Global Income is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Third Avenue 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.

Third Avenue Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Third Avenue Value and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Third Avenue Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Third Mutual Fund

  0.84REIFX Rems International RealPairCorr
  1.0TAVZX Third Avenue ValuePairCorr
  1.0TVFVX Third Avenue ValuePairCorr
  0.9TREMX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.75HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.89GF New Germany ClosedPairCorr
  0.87EMBAX Unconstrained EmergingPairCorr
  0.89SGDLX Sprott Gold EquityPairCorr
  0.83HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr
  0.64HWACX Hotchkis Wiley ValuePairCorr
  0.82DBIWX Dws Global MacroPairCorr
  0.77GIOIX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.89ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.7USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.72DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr
  0.81ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.76VICSX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.61EBSIX Campbell Systematic MacroPairCorr

Moving against Third Mutual Fund

  0.6SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.6SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.37TASZX Third Avenue SmallPairCorr
  0.35SCWCX American Fds SmallcapPairCorr
  0.34SCWFX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.34SMCWX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.34CSPFX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.34CSPEX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.33RLLGX Smallcap WorldPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Third Mutual Fund performing well and Third Avenue 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 Third Avenue'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.