Correlation Between IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian

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

By analyzing existing cross correlation between iShares SP Global and BetaPro Canadian Gold, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian 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 IShares SP with a short position of BetaPro Canadian. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian.

Diversification Opportunities for IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian

-0.48

Correlation Coefficient

IShares SP  BetaPro Canadian

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between IShares and BetaPro is -0.48. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares SP Global and BetaPro Canadian Gold in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on BetaPro Canadian Gold and IShares SP 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 iShares SP Global are associated (or correlated) with BetaPro Canadian. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of BetaPro Canadian Gold has no effect on the direction of IShares SP i.e., IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian

Assuming the 90 days trading horizon iShares SP Global is expected to generate 0.22 times more return on investment than BetaPro Canadian. However, iShares SP Global is 4.54 times less risky than BetaPro Canadian. It trades about 0.3 of its potential returns per unit of risk. BetaPro Canadian Gold is currently generating about -0.14 per unit of risk. If you would invest  5,750  in iShares SP Global on September 22, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  332.00  from holding iShares SP Global or generate 5.77% return on investment over 90 days.

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

iShares SP Global  vs.  BetaPro Canadian Gold

iShares SP Global

Risk-Adjusted Performance

15 of 100

Good

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in iShares SP Global are ranked lower than 15 (%) of all global equities and portfolios over the last 90 days. In spite of very unfluctuating fundamental indicators, IShares SP may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in January 2025.

BetaPro Canadian Gold

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days BetaPro Canadian Gold has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions. In spite of latest unfluctuating performance, the Etf's basic indicators remain healthy and the recent disarray on Wall Street may also be a sign of long period gains for the ETF investors.

Pair Trading with IShares SP and BetaPro Canadian

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

The idea behind iShares SP Global and BetaPro Canadian Gold 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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