Longleaf Partners Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Longleaf Partners Small and Needham Aggressive Growth is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Longleaf Partners 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.

Longleaf Partners Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Longleaf Partners Small Cap and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Longleaf Partners Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Longleaf Partners Small Cap. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Longleaf Mutual Fund

  0.69LLPFX Longleaf PartnersPairCorr
  0.92VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.94PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.94TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.94PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84XPPRX Voya Prime RatePairCorr
  0.75PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.92MLUFX Massmutual Select MidPairCorr
  0.68PSDTX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.76PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.7PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.83DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.89JEPIX Jpmorgan Equity PremiumPairCorr
  0.71NSBFX Nuveen Santa BarbaraPairCorr
  0.64MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.85WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.83VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.83JUEQX Jpmorgan EquityPairCorr
  0.83VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Longleaf Mutual Fund

  0.39LLINX Longleaf PartnersPairCorr
  0.31NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr

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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 Longleaf Mutual Fund performing well and Longleaf Partners 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 Longleaf Partners' 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.