Correlation Between Equity Index and Growth Equity

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Equity Index and Growth Equity

0.83

Correlation Coefficient

Equity Index  Growth Equity

Very poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Equity and Growth is 0.83. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Equity Index Investor and Growth Equity Investor in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Equity Investor and Equity Index 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 Equity Index Investor are associated (or correlated) with Growth Equity. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Equity Investor has no effect on the direction of Equity Index i.e., Equity Index and Growth Equity go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Equity Index and Growth Equity

Assuming the 90 days horizon Equity Index Investor is expected to generate 0.28 times more return on investment than Growth Equity. However, Equity Index Investor is 3.55 times less risky than Growth Equity. It trades about 0.06 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Equity Investor is currently generating about -0.1 per unit of risk. If you would invest  6,003  in Equity Index Investor on September 17, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  48.00  from holding Equity Index Investor or generate 0.8% return on investment over 90 days.

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

Equity Index Investor  vs.  Growth Equity Investor

Equity Index Investor

Risk-Adjusted Performance

8 of 100

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Equity Index Investor are ranked lower than 8 (%) 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.

Growth Equity Investor

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

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

Pair Trading with Equity Index and Growth Equity

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

The idea behind Equity Index Investor and Growth Equity 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 USA ETFs module to find actively traded Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) in USA.