Correlation Between Capital Income and Real Assets

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Capital Income and Real Assets

0.76

Correlation Coefficient

Capital Income  Real Assets

Poor diversification

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

Pair Corralation between Capital Income and Real Assets

Assuming the 90 days horizon Capital Income Builder is expected to generate 0.93 times more return on investment than Real Assets. However, Capital Income Builder is 1.08 times less risky than Real Assets. It trades about 0.05 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Real Assets Portfolio is currently generating about 0.01 per unit of risk. If you would invest  7,227  in Capital Income Builder on September 4, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  99.00  from holding Capital Income Builder or generate 1.37% return on investment over 90 days.

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

Capital Income Builder  vs.  Real Assets Portfolio

Capital Income Builder

Risk-Adjusted Performance

4 of 100

Insignificant

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Capital Income Builder are ranked lower than 4 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong technical and fundamental indicators, Capital Income is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Real Assets Portfolio

Risk-Adjusted Performance

1 of 100

Weak

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Real Assets Portfolio are ranked lower than 1 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Real Assets is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Capital Income and Real Assets

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

The idea behind Capital Income Builder and Real Assets Portfolio 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 Instant Ratings module to determine any equity ratings based on digital recommendations. Macroaxis instant equity ratings are based on combination of fundamental analysis and risk-adjusted market performance.