Gdl Closed Correlations

GDL Fund  USD 8.37  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Gdl Closed Fund and Bancroft Fund Limited is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Gdl Closed moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Gdl Closed Fund moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Gdl Closed Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Gdl Closed Fund and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Gdl Closed Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Gdl Closed Fund. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.

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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 Gdl Fund performing well and Gdl Closed 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 Gdl Closed'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.