Correlation Between Income Growth and International Growth

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Income Growth and International Growth at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Income Growth and International Growth into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Income Growth Fund and International Growth Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Income Growth and International Growth and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Income Growth with a short position of International Growth. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Income Growth and International Growth.

Diversification Opportunities for Income Growth and International Growth

-0.28

Correlation Coefficient

Income Growth  International Growth

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Income and International is -0.28. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Income Growth Fund and International Growth Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on International Growth and Income Growth is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Income Growth Fund are associated (or correlated) with International Growth. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of International Growth has no effect on the direction of Income Growth i.e., Income Growth and International Growth go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Income Growth and International Growth

Assuming the 90 days horizon Income Growth Fund is expected to generate 1.01 times more return on investment than International Growth. However, Income Growth is 1.01 times more volatile than International Growth Fund. It trades about -0.05 of its potential returns per unit of risk. International Growth Fund is currently generating about -0.12 per unit of risk. If you would invest  3,749  in Income Growth Fund on September 23, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (72.00) from holding Income Growth Fund or give up 1.92% of portfolio value over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Against
Strength	Insignificant
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Income Growth Fund  vs.  International Growth Fund

Income Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Income Growth Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Income Growth is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

International Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days International Growth Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of latest weak performance, the Fund's forward indicators remain strong and the current disturbance on Wall Street may also be a sign of long term gains for the fund investors.

Pair Trading with Income Growth and International Growth

The main advantage of trading using opposite Income Growth and International Growth positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Income Growth position performs unexpectedly, International Growth can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in International Growth will offset losses from the drop in International Growth's long position.

The idea behind Income Growth Fund and International Growth Fund pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Risk-Return Analysis module to view associations between returns expected from investment and the risk you assume.