Nicholas Correlations

NCTWX Fund  USD 36.78  0.37  1.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Nicholas Ii and Touchstone Sands Capital is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Nicholas 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.

Nicholas Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Nicholas Ii Inc and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nicholas Ii Inc 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 Nicholas Ii Inc. 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 housing.

Moving together with Nicholas Mutual Fund

  0.67NSEIX Nicholas Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.98NCLEX Nicholas EditionPairCorr
  0.97NICSX Nicholas FundPairCorr
  0.98NNLEX Nicholas EditionPairCorr
  1.0NNTWX Nicholas IiPairCorr
  0.79PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.77RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.8TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.81RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.96PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.62IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.93FGRIX Fidelity Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.94ELFNX Elfun Trusts ElfunPairCorr
  0.88KNPAX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.81JHEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.96FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.97FZROX Fidelity Zero TotalPairCorr
  0.97VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8RGGEX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.91CRF Cornerstone Strategic Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.71HIX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.94FTRNX Fidelity TrendPairCorr
  0.97DFMAX Davidson Multi CapPairCorr

Moving against Nicholas Mutual Fund

  0.41LIIAX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.69CIFRX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr

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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 Nicholas Mutual Fund performing well and Nicholas 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 Nicholas' 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.