Correlation Between Growth Fund and Capital Income

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Growth Fund and Capital Income

0.04

Correlation Coefficient

Growth Fund  Capital Income

Significant diversification

The 3 months correlation between Growth and Capital is 0.04. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Fund Of and Capital Income Builder in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Capital Income Builder and Growth Fund 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 Fund Of are associated (or correlated) with Capital Income. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Capital Income Builder has no effect on the direction of Growth Fund i.e., Growth Fund and Capital Income go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Growth Fund and Capital Income

Assuming the 90 days horizon Growth Fund Of is expected to generate 2.08 times more return on investment than Capital Income. However, Growth Fund is 2.08 times more volatile than Capital Income Builder. It trades about 0.23 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Capital Income Builder is currently generating about 0.01 per unit of risk. If you would invest  7,394  in Growth Fund Of on September 12, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  871.00  from holding Growth Fund Of or generate 11.78% return on investment over 90 days.

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

Growth Fund Of  vs.  Capital Income Builder

Growth Fund

Risk-Adjusted Performance

17 of 100

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Fund Of are ranked lower than 17 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak technical and fundamental indicators, Growth Fund may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in January 2025.

Capital Income Builder

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Capital Income Builder has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong fundamental drivers, Capital Income 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 Fund and Capital Income

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

The idea behind Growth Fund Of and Capital Income Builder 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 Positions Ratings module to determine portfolio positions ratings based on digital equity recommendations. Macroaxis instant position ratings are based on combination of fundamental analysis and risk-adjusted market performance.