William Blair Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between William Blair Emerging and Sit Developing Markets is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of William Blair 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.

William Blair Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between William Blair Emerging and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding William Blair Emerging and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with William Mutual Fund

  0.61WRCGX William Blair China Potential GrowthPairCorr
  1.0WBELX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.71WBIIX William Blair InstitPairCorr
  0.8WBIGX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.8WBIRX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.95WELIX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.61WICGX William Blair China Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.85WIISX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.8BIGIX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.8WILJX William Blair InternPairCorr
  0.8WILIX William Blair InternPairCorr

Moving against William Mutual Fund

  0.36BESIX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.31WESNX William Blair EmergingPairCorr
  0.31WESJX William Blair EmergingPairCorr

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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 William Mutual Fund performing well and William Blair 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 William Blair'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.