Correlation Between Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor 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 Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Boston Partners Longshort and Fidelity Advisor Growth, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor 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 Boston Partners with a short position of Fidelity Advisor. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor.

Diversification Opportunities for Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor

-0.15

Correlation Coefficient

Boston Partners  Fidelity Advisor

Good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Boston and Fidelity is -0.15. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Boston Partners Longshort and Fidelity Advisor Growth in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Fidelity Advisor Growth and Boston Partners 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 Boston Partners Longshort are associated (or correlated) with Fidelity Advisor. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Fidelity Advisor Growth has no effect on the direction of Boston Partners i.e., Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor

Assuming the 90 days horizon Boston Partners Longshort is expected to generate 0.35 times more return on investment than Fidelity Advisor. However, Boston Partners Longshort is 2.84 times less risky than Fidelity Advisor. It trades about -0.1 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Fidelity Advisor Growth is currently generating about -0.12 per unit of risk. If you would invest  1,399  in Boston Partners Longshort on December 4, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (14.00) from holding Boston Partners Longshort or give up 1.0% of portfolio value over 90 days.

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

Boston Partners Longshort  vs.  Fidelity Advisor Growth

Boston Partners Longshort

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

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

Fidelity Advisor Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

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

Pair Trading with Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor

The main advantage of trading using opposite Boston Partners and Fidelity Advisor positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Boston Partners position performs unexpectedly, Fidelity Advisor 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 Fidelity Advisor will offset losses from the drop in Fidelity Advisor's long position.

The idea behind Boston Partners Longshort and Fidelity Advisor Growth 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 Options Analysis module to analyze and evaluate options and option chains as a potential hedge for your portfolios.