Hennessy Japan Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Hennessy Japan Small and Hennessy Japan Fund is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Hennessy Japan 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.

Hennessy Japan Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Hennessy Japan Small and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Hennessy Japan 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 Hennessy Japan 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 state.

Moving together with Hennessy Mutual Fund

  0.8HJPIX Hennessy JapanPairCorr
  0.8HJPNX Hennessy JapanPairCorr
  1.0HJSIX Hennessy Japan SmallPairCorr
  0.73RJAIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.72FJPNX Fidelity JapanPairCorr
  0.89DFJSX Japanese Small PanyPairCorr
  0.72FIQLX Fidelity JapanPairCorr
  0.82MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.82MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.88PRJPX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84FJSCX Fidelity Japan SmallerPairCorr
  0.8FSJPX Fidelity Sai JapanPairCorr
  0.72FJPIX Fidelity JapanPairCorr

Moving against Hennessy Mutual Fund

  0.38HILFX Hennessy Large CapPairCorr
  0.38HLFNX Hennessy Large CapPairCorr
  0.48PYARX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.47PYAIX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.46FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.33THLCX Thrivent Large CapPairCorr
  0.32BCAAX Brandywineglobal CPairCorr
  0.31HGASX Hennessy Gas UtilityPairCorr

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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 Hennessy Mutual Fund performing well and Hennessy Japan 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 Hennessy Japan'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.