Energy Fund Correlations

RYECX Fund  USD 185.77  0.27  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Energy Fund Class and Energy Services Fund is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Energy 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.

Energy Fund Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Energy Fund Class and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Energy Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Energy Mutual Fund

  0.9RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.9RYBAX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.87RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYBMX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.86RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.9RYBIX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.71RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.82RYAEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.89RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.8RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.9RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.89RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.92RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.86RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.89RYDCX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.86RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  1.0RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RYCEX Europe 125x StrategyPairCorr
  0.91RYCHX Technology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.86RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Energy Mutual Fund

  0.91RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.89RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.89RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.87RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.89RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.34RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.91RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.89RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.88RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.87RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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