Sprott Gold Correlations

SGDLX Fund  USD 125.36  0.24  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sprott Gold Equity and Franklin Gold Precious is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Sprott Gold 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.

Sprott Gold Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Sprott Gold Equity and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sprott Gold Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Sprott Mutual Fund

  1.0SGDIX Deutsche Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.7SGGDX First Eagle Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.64FEGIX First Eagle Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.98FEGOX First Eagle Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63OPGSX Oppenheimer Gold Spec Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.97OGMCX Oppenheimer Gold Special Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.96FSAGX Gold Portfolio Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69FKRCX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.93FRGOX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.64FGPMX Franklin Gold And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.64MIDSX Midas Fund MidasPairCorr
  0.78FIJDX Gold Portfolio Fidelity Steady GrowthPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.

High positive correlations

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BGEIXFGADX
SEQFXAMKIX
EKBAXAMKIX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Sprott Mutual Fund performing well and Sprott Gold 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 Sprott Gold'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FGADX  1.80  0.31  0.12  0.34  2.28 
 3.85 
 11.22 
BGEIX  1.92  0.32  0.09  0.83  2.58 
 4.57 
 12.86 
GCMAX  0.84 (0.14) 0.00 (0.33) 0.00 
 1.52 
 3.88 
SMBYX  0.77 (0.16) 0.00 (0.25) 0.00 
 1.30 
 3.38 
EKBDX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
AMKIX  0.74  0.01  0.00  0.08  0.99 
 1.58 
 4.93 
EKBAX  0.79  0.14  0.07 (111.02) 0.94 
 1.70 
 5.14 
SEQFX  0.62  0.05 (0.01) 0.67  0.80 
 1.27 
 4.46 
HFCSX  2.06 (0.25) 0.00  1.04  0.00 
 3.25 
 36.38 
SVSPX  0.55  0.06  0.00  0.61  0.78 
 1.23 
 3.30