Balanced Fund Correlations

WBALX Fund  USD 17.09  0.10  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between Balanced Fund Balanced and Value Fund Value is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Balanced 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.

Balanced Fund Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Balanced Fund Balanced 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 Balanced Fund Balanced and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with BALANCED Mutual Fund

  0.96WBAIX Weitz BalancedPairCorr
  0.99WVAIX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.98WVALX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.95WPOIX Partners Iii OpportunityPairCorr
  0.99WPOPX Partners Iii OpportunityPairCorr
  0.99WPVLX Partners ValuePairCorr
  0.96WPVIX Partners ValuePairCorr
  0.65VWINX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.83VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.88HBLTX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.91HBLRX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.91HBLSX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.91HBLVX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.91HBLYX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.92HBLCX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLIX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.7RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.7RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.7RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.81LSHEX Kinetics Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against BALANCED Mutual Fund

  0.45SAFEX Weitz Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.46PAIDX Pimco Short AssetPairCorr
  0.45TRIZX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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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WPOPXWVALX
WPOPXWPVLX
SIBAXWPOPX
SIBAXWVALX
SIBAXWPVLX
  
High negative correlations   
WEFIXWVALX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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