Goldman Sachs Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Goldman Sachs Small and Mesirow Financial Small is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Goldman Sachs 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.

Goldman Sachs Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Goldman Sachs Small 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 Goldman Sachs Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Goldman Sachs Small. 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 Goldman Mutual Fund

  0.89GCGIX Goldman Sachs LargePairCorr
  0.94GCMUX Goldman Sachs MidPairCorr
  0.94GCLLX Goldman Sachs FlexiblePairCorr
  0.97GCLSX Goldman Sachs LargePairCorr
  0.94GCMAX Goldman Sachs MidPairCorr
  0.94GCMCX Goldman Sachs MidPairCorr
  0.66GCRTX Goldman Sachs AbsolutePairCorr
  0.95GCTAX Goldman Sachs TaxPairCorr
  0.95GCTCX Goldman Sachs TaxPairCorr
  0.95GCTIX Goldman Sachs TaxPairCorr
  0.95GCTRX Goldman Sachs TaxPairCorr
  0.95GCTSX Goldman Sachs TaxPairCorr
  1.0GCSAX Goldman Sachs SmallPairCorr
  1.0GCSUX Goldman Sachs SmallPairCorr
  0.97GCVAX Goldman Sachs LargePairCorr
  0.97GCVCX Goldman Sachs LargePairCorr
  0.97GCVIX Goldman Sachs LargePairCorr
  0.97GCVUX Goldman Sachs LargePairCorr
  1.0GDSRX Goldman Sachs SmallPairCorr

Moving against Goldman Mutual Fund

  0.73GCEBX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.73GCEDX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.73GCEEX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.73GCEGX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.73GCEJX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.73GCEPX Goldman Sachs CleanPairCorr
  0.64GCFIX Goldman Sachs EPairCorr
  0.64GCFUX Goldman Sachs EPairCorr
  0.6GCICX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.59GCIRX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.59GCISX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.59GCIAX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.58GCIIX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.58GCIUX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.64GDFRX Goldman Sachs EPairCorr
  0.57GGBPX Goldman Sachs InvestmentPairCorr
  0.39GDICX Goldman Sachs ShortPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Goldman Mutual Fund performing well and Goldman Sachs 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 Goldman Sachs' 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.