Correlation Between Northern Fixed and Northern

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Northern Fixed and Northern

0.99

Correlation Coefficient

Northern Fixed  Northern

No risk reduction

The 3 months correlation between Northern and Northern is 0.99. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Fixed Income and Northern Government Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Northern Government and Northern Fixed 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 Northern Fixed Income are associated (or correlated) with Northern. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Northern Government has no effect on the direction of Northern Fixed i.e., Northern Fixed and Northern go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Northern Fixed and Northern

Assuming the 90 days horizon Northern Fixed is expected to generate 1.01 times less return on investment than Northern. In addition to that, Northern Fixed is 1.0 times more volatile than Northern Government Fund. It trades about 0.11 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Northern Government Fund is currently generating about 0.12 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  858.00  in Northern Government Fund on December 27, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  18.00  from holding Northern Government Fund or generate 2.1% return on investment over 90 days.

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

Northern Fixed Income  vs.  Northern Government Fund

Northern Fixed Income

Risk-Adjusted Performance

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Northern Fixed Income are ranked lower than 8 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Northern Fixed is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Northern Government

Risk-Adjusted Performance

OK

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

Pair Trading with Northern Fixed and Northern

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

The idea behind Northern Fixed Income and Northern Government Fund 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 Portfolio Comparator module to compare the composition, asset allocations and performance of any two portfolios in your account.