Materials Select Correlations

XLB Etf  USD 85.79  0.86  0.99%   
The current 90-days correlation between Materials Select Sector and Industrial Select Sector is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Materials Select 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.

Materials Select Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Materials Select Sector and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Materials Select Sector and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Materials Etf

  0.89VAW Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.71PHO Invesco Water ResourcesPairCorr
  0.74MOO VanEck Agribusiness ETFPairCorr
  0.77FXZ First Trust MaterialsPairCorr
  0.73FIW First Trust WaterPairCorr
  0.87IYM iShares Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.62SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.81CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.65CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.68GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.77JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.64DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.67WMT WalmartPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Materials Select Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Materials Etf performing well and Materials Select ETF 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 Materials Select'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.