The Brown Correlations

BCIIX Fund  USD 16.56  0.12  0.72%   
The current 90-days correlation between Brown Capital and The Brown Capital is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of The Brown 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.

The Brown Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between The Brown Capital and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Brown Capital and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Brown Capital. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  1.0BCISX Brown CapitalPairCorr
  0.96BCSVX Brown CapitalPairCorr
  0.96BCSFX Brown CapitalPairCorr
  0.88KINAX Kinetics InternetPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.36PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.35PMPSX Precious Metals UltrPairCorr
  0.76RPHIX Riverpark Short TermPairCorr
  0.75NEA Nuveen Amt FreePairCorr
  0.69NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.59VMPAX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.58MIDSX Midas Fund MidasPairCorr
  0.56EKWYX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.54SSHFX Sound Shore FundPairCorr
  0.48FGPMX Franklin Gold AndPairCorr
  0.47FRGOX Franklin Gold PreciousPairCorr
  0.46FIJDX Gold Portfolio FidelityPairCorr
  0.38FSCIX Fidelity Advisor SmallPairCorr
  0.36EMREX Jpmorgan Trust IvPairCorr
  0.84RAGHX Allianzgi Health SciencesPairCorr
  0.83VGHCX Vanguard Health CarePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 The Mutual Fund performing well and The Brown 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 The Brown'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.