SLM Corp Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between SLM Corp and Standard Bank Group is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of SLM Corp 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.

SLM Corp Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Sanlam and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sanlam and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with SLM Stock

  0.69DSY Discovery HoldingsPairCorr
  0.7SBK Standard Bank GroupPairCorr
  0.69NED Nedbank GroupPairCorr
  0.69IMP Impala Platinum HoldingsPairCorr

Moving against SLM Stock

  0.52SOL SasolPairCorr

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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 SLM Stock performing well and SLM Corp Company 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 SLM Corp'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.

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SLM Corp Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the SLM Corp's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: SLM Corp inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of SLM. The board's role is to monitor SLM Corp's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. SLM Corp's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, SLM Corp's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.