Kansas Municipal Correlations

KSMUX Fund  USD 9.33  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Kansas Municipal and Gmo High Yield is -0.27 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Kansas Municipal 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.

Kansas Municipal Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Kansas Municipal Fund and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Kansas Municipal Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Kansas Municipal Fund. 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 employment.

Moving together with Kansas Mutual Fund

  1.0VMTIX Viking Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0VMTTX Viking Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0VNDIX Viking Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0VNDFX Viking Tax FreePairCorr
  0.7APAYX Integrity Dividend SummitPairCorr
  0.7IPAYX Integrity Dividend SummitPairCorr
  1.0NEITX Nebraska MunicipalPairCorr
  1.0NEMUX Nebraska MunicipalPairCorr
  0.66ICWIX Williston BasinmidPairCorr
  0.85OKMUX Oklahoma MunicipalPairCorr
  0.99OKMIX Oklahoma MunicipalPairCorr
  0.72IDHIX Integrity DividendPairCorr
  0.72IDHCX Integrity DividendPairCorr
  0.72IDIVX Integrity DividendPairCorr
  0.99MEIMX Maine MunicipalPairCorr
  1.0MEMUX Maine MunicipalPairCorr
  0.64IGIVX Integrity Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.64IGIUX Integrity Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.71IHFAX Integrity High IncomePairCorr
  0.99KSITX Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.9HICOX Colorado BondsharesPairCorr
  0.8KYTFX Kentucky Tax FreePairCorr
  0.8UVABX Virginia BondPairCorr
  0.99HULYX Hawaiian Tax FreePairCorr
  0.99HULFX Hawaiian Tax FreePairCorr
  0.98ORTYX Aquila Tax FreePairCorr
  0.99UVAIX Usaa Virginia BondPairCorr
  0.96USVAX Virginia BondPairCorr
  0.99HULAX Hawaiian Tax FreePairCorr

Moving against Kansas Mutual Fund

  0.52MDSAX Integrity Short TermPairCorr
  0.48UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41ANBIX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.37CPREX Clarion Partners RealPairCorr
  0.33USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.31SMNIX Crossmark Steward EquityPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Kansas Mutual Fund performing well and Kansas Municipal 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 Kansas Municipal'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.