Global Resources Correlations

PSPFX Fund  USD 3.88  0.02  0.51%   
The current 90-days correlation between Global Resources and World Precious Minerals is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Global Resources 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.

Global Resources Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Global Resources Fund and DJI is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Global Resources Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Global Mutual Fund

  0.69USERX Gold And PreciousPairCorr
  0.81VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.63GEACX Gmo TrustPairCorr
  0.64GAAHX Gmo ResourcesPairCorr
  0.63GMOWX Gmo ResourcesPairCorr
  0.93GHAIX Global Hard AssetsPairCorr
  0.83FMFEX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.83FMFAX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.84FMFCX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.69CIFRX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.62UCAGX Cornerstone AggressivePairCorr

Moving against Global Mutual Fund

  0.61UGSDX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.47NEARX Near Term TaxPairCorr
  0.41CIOCX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.44CCLFX Cliffwater CorporatePairCorr
  0.43FDTRX Franklin DynatechPairCorr
  0.38VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.37PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.36RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.35AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.46FSLEX Environment And AltePairCorr
  0.39VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

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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 Global Mutual Fund performing well and Global Resources 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 Global Resources' 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.