Sextant Growth Correlations

SSGFX Fund  USD 58.06  0.68  1.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sextant Growth and Sextant International Fund is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Sextant Growth 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.

Sextant Growth Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Sextant Growth Fund and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sextant Growth Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Sextant Growth Fund. 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 census.

Moving together with Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.79SCORX Sextant E FundPairCorr
  1.0SGZFX Sextant GrowthPairCorr
  0.94FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.94FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.94CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.95ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.95CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.94ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.86CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.88CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.95USA Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.97ETY Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.81NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.93VKSDX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.96ADX Adams Diversified EquityPairCorr
  0.94FXAIX Fidelity 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.95BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93FAGIX Fidelity Capital IncomePairCorr
  0.88ARTFX Artisan High IncomePairCorr
  0.99CAFFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86FPIOX Strategic Advisers IncomePairCorr
  0.87PRISX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.72PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.92HDGIX Hartford DividendPairCorr
  0.81TUHYX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.67SBIFX Sextant Bond IncomePairCorr
  0.34IFN India ClosedPairCorr

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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 Sextant Mutual Fund performing well and Sextant Growth 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 Sextant Growth'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.