Highland Global Correlations

HGLB Fund  USD 9.21  0.06  0.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between Highland Global Allo and Wells Fargo Advantage is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Highland Global 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.

Highland Global Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Highland Global Allocation and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Highland Global Allocation 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 Highland Global Allocation. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in inflation.

Moving together with Highland Fund

  0.78SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.78SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.75FELIX Fidelity Advisor SemPairCorr
  0.69RYVYX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.67RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.75FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.63MSPYX Blackrock Pa MuniPairCorr
  0.7VMICX Invesco Municipal IncomePairCorr
  0.65ASICX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.67LINIX Blackrock Lifepath IdxPairCorr
  0.75AEPFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Highland Fund

  0.53FIDAX Financial IndustriesPairCorr
  0.35PCVAX Allianzgi Nfj SmallPairCorr

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

DNMDXEOD
SPERIV
GLOEOD
RLTYOPP
SPERLTY
SPEOPP
  

High negative correlations

DNMDXOPP
GLOOPP
OPPEOD
PSFDNMDX
RLTYDNMDX
TSIDNMDX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Highland Fund performing well and Highland Global 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 Highland Global'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
EOD  0.60  0.03  0.00  0.12  0.58 
 1.38 
 3.59 
RIV  0.51 (0.04)(0.12) 0.00  0.58 
 1.37 
 2.56 
OPP  0.52 (0.13) 0.00 (0.41) 0.00 
 1.02 
 2.75 
DNMDX  0.06  0.02 (0.72) 0.50  0.00 
 0.17 
 0.31 
GLO  0.70 (0.03)(0.05) 0.04  0.85 
 1.26 
 5.60 
HSFNX  1.26 (0.13) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 3.36 
 12.75 
RLTY  0.52 (0.13) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.08 
 3.71 
TSI  0.30 (0.02)(0.21)(0.08) 0.32 
 0.61 
 1.84 
PSF  0.39 (0.02)(0.13)(0.01) 0.53 
 0.69 
 2.49 
SPE  0.46 (0.07) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 0.85 
 2.87