Correlation Between Growth Allocation and Equity Index

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Growth Allocation and Equity Index 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 Growth Allocation and Equity Index into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Growth Allocation Fund and Equity Index Investor, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Growth Allocation and Equity Index 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 Growth Allocation with a short position of Equity Index. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Growth Allocation and Equity Index.

Diversification Opportunities for Growth Allocation and Equity Index

0.72

Correlation Coefficient

Growth Allocation  Equity Index

Poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Growth and Equity is 0.72. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Allocation Fund and Equity Index Investor in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Equity Index Investor and Growth Allocation 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 Growth Allocation Fund are associated (or correlated) with Equity Index. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Equity Index Investor has no effect on the direction of Growth Allocation i.e., Growth Allocation and Equity Index go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Growth Allocation and Equity Index

Assuming the 90 days horizon Growth Allocation Fund is expected to generate 0.52 times more return on investment than Equity Index. However, Growth Allocation Fund is 1.93 times less risky than Equity Index. It trades about 0.18 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Equity Index Investor is currently generating about 0.06 per unit of risk. If you would invest  1,315  in Growth Allocation Fund on September 18, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  18.00  from holding Growth Allocation Fund or generate 1.37% return on investment over 90 days.

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

Growth Allocation Fund  vs.  Equity Index Investor

Growth Allocation

Risk-Adjusted Performance

5 of 100

Modest

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Allocation Fund are ranked lower than 5 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Growth Allocation is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Equity Index Investor

Risk-Adjusted Performance

9 of 100

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Equity Index Investor are ranked lower than 9 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Equity Index is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Growth Allocation and Equity Index

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

The idea behind Growth Allocation Fund and Equity Index Investor 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 Idea Analyzer module to analyze all characteristics, volatility and risk-adjusted return of Macroaxis ideas.