Correlation Between Growth Fund and Income Fund

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

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

Diversification Opportunities for Growth Fund and Income Fund

0.32

Correlation Coefficient

Growth Fund  Income Fund

Weak diversification

The 3 months correlation between Growth and Income is 0.32. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Fund Growth and Income Fund Income in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Income Fund Income and Growth Fund 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 Fund Growth are associated (or correlated) with Income Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Income Fund Income has no effect on the direction of Growth Fund i.e., Growth Fund and Income Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Growth Fund and Income Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Growth Fund Growth is expected to under-perform the Income Fund. In addition to that, Growth Fund is 5.49 times more volatile than Income Fund Income. It trades about -0.16 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Income Fund Income is currently generating about 0.06 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  1,151  in Income Fund Income on December 4, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  13.00  from holding Income Fund Income or generate 1.13% return on investment over 90 days.

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

Growth Fund Growth  vs.  Income Fund Income

Growth Fund Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Growth Fund Growth 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 basic indicators remain fairly strong which may send shares a bit higher in April 2025. The current disturbance may also be a sign of long term up-swing for the fund investors.

Income Fund Income

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Modest

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Income Fund Income are ranked lower than 5 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong fundamental indicators, Income 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 Fund and Income Fund

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

The idea behind Growth Fund Growth and Income Fund Income 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.