First American Correlations

FSCCX Fund  USD 35.09  0.03  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between First American Investment and Nuveen Mid Cap is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of First American 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.

First American Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between First American Investment and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First American Investment and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.98EMGRX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FRMPX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.65FRSLX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87NQCCX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.87NQCAX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.92FACSX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81NQCRX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  1.0FSCVX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  1.0FSCWX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  1.0FSCAX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FSEIX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65FAQIX Nuveen Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.92FASEX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84NQVCX Nuveen Nwq MultiPairCorr

Moving against First Mutual Fund

  0.62FAFMX Nuveen Ohio MunicipalPairCorr
  0.59FAFJX Nuveen Limited TermPairCorr
  0.58FAFOX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.55FRKSX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.43FACCX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.4FALTX Nuveen Short TermPairCorr
  0.37FAAWX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.36FAARX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.36FAFNX Nuveen Michigan MunicipalPairCorr
  0.58FTLAX Nuveen Louisiana MunPairCorr
  0.48FTLRX Nuveen Louisiana MunPairCorr
  0.33NAFOX Nuveen Oregon IntermPairCorr

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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   
ARSTXFISGX
ARSTXFSEIX
FIMPXARSTX
FIMPXFISGX
FISGXFSEIX
FIMPXFSEIX
  
High negative correlations   
GICIXFISGX
GICIXFIMPX
GICIXARSTX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First American 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 First American'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.