Correlation Between Fidelity® Government and Regional Bank

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Fidelity® Government and Regional Bank

-0.24

Correlation Coefficient

Fidelity® Government  Regional Bank

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Fidelity® and Regional is -0.24. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Fidelity Government Money and Regional Bank Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Regional Bank and Fidelity® Government 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 Fidelity Government Money are associated (or correlated) with Regional Bank. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Regional Bank has no effect on the direction of Fidelity® Government i.e., Fidelity® Government and Regional Bank go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Fidelity® Government and Regional Bank

Assuming the 90 days horizon Fidelity Government Money is expected to generate 0.1 times more return on investment than Regional Bank. However, Fidelity Government Money is 10.36 times less risky than Regional Bank. It trades about 0.13 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Regional Bank Fund is currently generating about -0.06 per unit of risk. If you would invest  99.00  in Fidelity Government Money on December 26, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  1.00  from holding Fidelity Government Money or generate 1.01% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Against
Strength	Insignificant
Accuracy	98.33%
Values	Daily Returns

Fidelity Government Money  vs.  Regional Bank Fund

Fidelity Government Money

Risk-Adjusted Performance

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Fidelity Government Money are ranked lower than 10 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Fidelity® Government is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Regional Bank

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

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

Pair Trading with Fidelity® Government and Regional Bank

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

The idea behind Fidelity Government Money and Regional Bank 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 Stocks Directory module to find actively traded stocks across global markets.