Westwood Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Westwood Short Duration and World Energy Fund is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Westwood Short 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.

Westwood Short Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Westwood Short Duration and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Westwood Short Duration and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Westwood Mutual Fund

  0.8WWACX Westwood AlternativePairCorr
  0.89WWICX Westwood Income OppoPairCorr
  0.98WWIAX Westwood Income OppoPairCorr
  0.8WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.62WWSMX Westwood Quality SmidcapPairCorr
  0.8WHGLX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.87WHGIX Westwood Income OppoPairCorr
  0.84WHGHX Westwood Short DurationPairCorr
  0.69WMNUX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.68WMNAX Westwood AlternativePairCorr
  0.67WMNIX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.78WQAUX Westwood Quality AllcapPairCorr
  0.83FASIX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.83FTIWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.84FTDWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.83FTAWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.83FIKVX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.84FTCWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.87PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.65VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.65VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.65VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.65VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.69VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.69VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.74VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr

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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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PEOIGNAX
PEOSMAPX
SMAPXAIWEX
SMAPXBACCX
  
High negative correlations   
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SNPIXIGNAX
SMAPXSNPIX
SNPIXAIWEX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Westwood Mutual Fund performing well and Westwood Short 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 Westwood Short'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.