Correlation Between Mainstay Income and Mainstay Epoch

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Mainstay Income and Mainstay Epoch

0.71

Correlation Coefficient

Mainstay Income  Mainstay Epoch

Poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Mainstay and Mainstay is 0.71. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Income Builder and Mainstay Epoch Equity in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Mainstay Epoch Equity and Mainstay Income 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 Mainstay Income Builder are associated (or correlated) with Mainstay Epoch. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Mainstay Epoch Equity has no effect on the direction of Mainstay Income i.e., Mainstay Income and Mainstay Epoch go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Mainstay Income and Mainstay Epoch

Assuming the 90 days horizon Mainstay Income Builder is expected to under-perform the Mainstay Epoch. But the mutual fund apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, Mainstay Income Builder is 1.24 times less risky than Mainstay Epoch. The mutual fund trades about -0.22 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Mainstay Epoch Equity is currently generating about -0.15 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  2,074  in Mainstay Epoch Equity on October 12, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (49.00) from holding Mainstay Epoch Equity or give up 2.36% of portfolio value over 90 days.

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

Mainstay Income Builder  vs.  Mainstay Epoch Equity

Mainstay Income Builder

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

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

Mainstay Epoch Equity

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

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

Pair Trading with Mainstay Income and Mainstay Epoch

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

The idea behind Mainstay Income Builder and Mainstay Epoch Equity 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 Pair Correlation module to compare performance and examine fundamental relationship between any two equity instruments.