Correlation Between Growth Income and Growth Fund

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Growth Income and Growth Fund

0.37

Correlation Coefficient

Growth Income  Growth Fund

Weak diversification

The 3 months correlation between Growth and Growth is 0.37. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Income Fund and Growth Fund I in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Fund I and Growth 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 Growth Income Fund are associated (or correlated) with Growth Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Fund I has no effect on the direction of Growth Income i.e., Growth Income and Growth Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Growth Income and Growth Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Growth Income Fund is expected to under-perform the Growth Fund. In addition to that, Growth Income is 1.89 times more volatile than Growth Fund I. It trades about -0.16 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Fund I is currently generating about -0.02 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  6,203  in Growth Fund I on October 7, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (87.00) from holding Growth Fund I or give up 1.4% of portfolio value over 90 days.

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

Growth Income Fund  vs.  Growth Fund I

Growth Income

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Growth Income Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of weak performance in the last few months, the Fund's forward indicators remain fairly strong which may send shares a bit higher in February 2025. The current disturbance may also be a sign of long term up-swing for the fund investors.

Growth Fund I

Risk-Adjusted Performance

3 of 100

Insignificant

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Fund I are ranked lower than 3 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Growth 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 Income and Growth Fund

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

The idea behind Growth Income Fund and Growth Fund I 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 Sectors module to list of equity sectors categorizing publicly traded companies based on their primary business activities.