Applied Finance Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Applied Finance Explorer and Applied Finance Core is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Applied Finance is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Applied Finance Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Applied Finance Explorer and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Applied Finance Explorer and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Applied Mutual Fund

  0.9AFALX Applied Finance CorePairCorr
  0.9AFAZX Applied Finance CorePairCorr
  1.0AFDZX Applied Finance ExplorerPairCorr
  0.88AFVZX Applied Finance SelectPairCorr
  0.88AFVLX Applied Finance SelectPairCorr
  0.91VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.81UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.81UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.98AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.92VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.87VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.86VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.92VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91FDSCX Fidelity Stock SelectorPairCorr
  0.9RICHX Investment Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.85SMAPX Salient Mlp EnergyPairCorr
  0.77ALPAX Large Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.73UTG Reaves Utility IfPairCorr
  0.97TVCFX Thornburg ValuePairCorr
  0.91VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63PYCHX Payden RegalPairCorr
  0.69UIHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.68AAIIX Ancora IncomePairCorr
  0.93VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9GSFTX Columbia Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.96ASVNX Small Cap ValuePairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Applied Mutual Fund performing well and Applied Finance Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Applied Finance's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.