Ariel Appreciation Correlations

CAAIX Fund  USD 45.25  0.07  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ariel Appreciation and Ariel Fund Institutional is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Ariel Appreciation 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.

Ariel Appreciation Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Ariel Appreciation Fund and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ariel Appreciation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Ariel Appreciation Fund. 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 Ariel Mutual Fund

  0.99ARAIX Ariel Fund Institutional Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.98ARFFX Ariel Focus FundPairCorr
  0.99ARGFX Ariel Fund Investor Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.98AFOYX Ariel Focus FundPairCorr
  1.0CAAPX Ariel AppreciationPairCorr
  0.78FLPKX Fidelity Low PricedPairCorr
  0.67FLPSX Fidelity Low PricedPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.97JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.88CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.91ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.91CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.91CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.92USA Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.88ETY Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.71NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.85RSMRX Rbc Smid CapPairCorr
  0.84GVCIX Gabelli ValPairCorr
  0.93MGRPX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.77SADIX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.97APSHX Pinnacle Sherman MultiPairCorr

Moving against Ariel Mutual Fund

  0.69AINTX Ariel InternationalPairCorr
  0.69AINIX Ariel InternationalPairCorr
  0.46IFN India ClosedPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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