Basic Materials Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Basic Materials and Energy Fund Investor is 0.36 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Basic Materials 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.

Basic Materials Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Basic Materials Fund and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Basic Materials Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Basic Mutual Fund

  0.87RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.71RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.71RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.88RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.7RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.67RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.66RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.92RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.83RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.73RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.7RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.62RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.72RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Basic Mutual Fund

  0.92RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.76RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.76RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.6RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.58RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.58RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.53RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.71RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.6RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.59RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.57RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.53RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Basic Mutual Fund performing well and Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials' 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.