Fuller Thaler Correlations

FTVSX Fund  USD 32.30  0.90  2.71%   
The current 90-days correlation between Fuller Thaler Behavioral and Fuller Thaler Behavioral is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Fuller Thaler 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.

Fuller Thaler Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Fuller Thaler Behavioral and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Fuller Thaler Behavioral and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Fuller Thaler Behavioral. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Fuller Mutual Fund

  0.87FTVCX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  1.0FTVNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  1.0FTVZX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr

Moving against Fuller Mutual Fund

  0.49FTZAX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.39FTXFX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.39FTXNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.39FTXSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.37FTZIX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.7SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.66SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.6RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.57RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.57RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.47JSMAX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.47QVGIX Oppenheimer Gbl AllocPairCorr
  0.47ACECX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.46VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.46LSYNX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.41FHREX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.33VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr

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 Fuller Mutual Fund performing well and Fuller Thaler 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 Fuller Thaler'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.