Financial Services Correlations

SFPIX Fund  USD 12.61  0.11  0.88%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Services and Gabelli Convertible And is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Financial Services 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.

Financial Services Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Financial Services Portfolio and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Financial Services Portfolio and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Financial Services Portfolio. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Financial Mutual Fund

  0.92SABAX Salient Alternative BetaPairCorr
  0.93SABIX Aggressive BalancedPairCorr
  0.92SABCX Salient Alternative BetaPairCorr
  0.92SAMAX Moderately AggressivePairCorr
  0.91SAMCX Salient Mlp FundPairCorr
  0.92SAMIX Moderately AggressivePairCorr
  0.82SSCCX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.84SSCPX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.83SSCYX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.91SBCCX Moderately ServativePairCorr
  0.91SBMCX Moderate BalancedPairCorr
  0.92SBMIX Moderate BalancedPairCorr
  0.9STPAX Technology MunicationsPairCorr
  0.89STPCX Technology MunicationsPairCorr
  0.9STPIX Technology MunicationsPairCorr
  0.86SCAAX Conservative BalancedPairCorr
  0.85SUMCX Conservative BalancedPairCorr
  1.0SFPCX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  1.0SFPAX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.61SIEPX International EquityPairCorr
  0.92SLCGX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.95SLCVX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.92SLGCX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.92SLGYX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.95SLVCX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.95SLVYX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.91SMACX Moderately ServativePairCorr

Moving against Financial Mutual Fund

  0.47SIBPX Investment Quality BondPairCorr
  0.42SHPCX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.4SHPAX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.39SBHIX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.52SQBCX Investment Quality BondPairCorr
  0.51SQBAX Investment Quality BondPairCorr
  0.45SMBCX Municipal Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.38SMBAX Municipal Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.33SMBPX Municipal Bond PortfolioPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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