Banking Fund Correlations

RYBKX Fund  USD 103.59  2.14  2.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Banking Fund Class and Transamerica High Yield is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Banking Fund 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.

Banking Fund Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Banking Fund Class and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Banking Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Banking Mutual Fund

  0.62RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr

Moving against Banking Mutual Fund

  0.67RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.56RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.55RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.55RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.43RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.38RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.31RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.7RYCUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.56RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.53RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.47RYELX Electronics Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.43RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.39RYEUX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.37RYFTX Emerging Markets BondPairCorr
  0.32RYCSX TelecommunicationsPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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