Correlation Between Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Mid Cap Growth Profund and Ab Select Longshort, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Mid-cap Growth with a short position of Ab Select. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select.

Diversification Opportunities for Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select

0.95

Correlation Coefficient

Mid-cap Growth  Ab Select

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between Mid-cap and ASCLX is 0.95. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Growth Profund and Ab Select Longshort in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Ab Select Longshort and Mid-cap Growth is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Mid Cap Growth Profund are associated (or correlated) with Ab Select. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Ab Select Longshort has no effect on the direction of Mid-cap Growth i.e., Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select

Assuming the 90 days horizon Mid-cap Growth is expected to generate 1.13 times less return on investment than Ab Select. In addition to that, Mid-cap Growth is 2.6 times more volatile than Ab Select Longshort. It trades about 0.08 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Ab Select Longshort is currently generating about 0.22 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  1,285  in Ab Select Longshort on May 10, 2025 and sell it today you would earn a total of  58.00  from holding Ab Select Longshort or generate 4.51% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Very Strong
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Mid Cap Growth Profund  vs.  Ab Select Longshort

Mid Cap Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Fair

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Mid Cap Growth Profund are ranked lower than 6 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Mid-cap Growth is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Ab Select Longshort

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Ab Select Longshort are ranked lower than 17 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong essential indicators, Ab Select is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select

The main advantage of trading using opposite Mid-cap Growth and Ab Select positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Mid-cap Growth position performs unexpectedly, Ab Select can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Ab Select will offset losses from the drop in Ab Select's long position.

The idea behind Mid Cap Growth Profund and Ab Select Longshort pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Portfolio Comparator module to compare the composition, asset allocations and performance of any two portfolios in your account.