Correlation Between Growth Fund and Select Fund

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Growth Fund and Select Fund 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 Select Fund 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 Select Fund Investor, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Growth Fund and Select Fund 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 Select Fund. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Growth Fund and Select Fund.

Diversification Opportunities for Growth Fund and Select Fund

0.76

Correlation Coefficient

Growth Fund  Select Fund

Poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Growth and Select is 0.76. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Fund Of and Select Fund Investor in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Select Fund Investor 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 Select Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Select Fund Investor has no effect on the direction of Growth Fund i.e., Growth Fund and Select Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Growth Fund and Select Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Growth Fund Of is expected to under-perform the Select Fund. In addition to that, Growth Fund is 1.4 times more volatile than Select Fund Investor. It trades about -0.08 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Select Fund Investor is currently generating about -0.06 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  12,610  in Select Fund Investor on November 29, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (550.00) from holding Select Fund Investor or give up 4.36% of portfolio value over 90 days.

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

Growth Fund Of  vs.  Select Fund Investor

Growth Fund

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

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

Select Fund Investor

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Select Fund Investor has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Select Fund 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 Select Fund

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

The idea behind Growth Fund Of and Select Fund 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 Equity Forecasting module to use basic forecasting models to generate price predictions and determine price momentum.