Correlation Between Ultra Fund and Growth Fund

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Ultra Fund and Growth Fund at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Ultra Fund and Growth Fund into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Ultra Fund Investor and Growth Fund R6, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Ultra Fund and Growth Fund and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Ultra Fund with a short position of Growth Fund. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Ultra Fund and Growth Fund.

Diversification Opportunities for Ultra Fund and Growth Fund

0.99

Correlation Coefficient

Ultra Fund  Growth Fund

No risk reduction

The 3 months correlation between Ultra and Growth is 0.99. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Fund Investor and Growth Fund R6 in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Fund R6 and Ultra Fund is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Ultra Fund Investor are associated (or correlated) with Growth Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Fund R6 has no effect on the direction of Ultra Fund i.e., Ultra Fund and Growth Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Ultra Fund and Growth Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Ultra Fund Investor is expected to generate 1.01 times more return on investment than Growth Fund. However, Ultra Fund is 1.01 times more volatile than Growth Fund R6. It trades about 0.11 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Fund R6 is currently generating about 0.1 per unit of risk. If you would invest  5,947  in Ultra Fund Investor on September 19, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  4,092  from holding Ultra Fund Investor or generate 68.81% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Very Strong
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Ultra Fund Investor  vs.  Growth Fund R6

Ultra Fund Investor

Risk-Adjusted Performance

14 of 100

Good

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Ultra Fund Investor are ranked lower than 14 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak basic indicators, Ultra Fund may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in January 2025.

Growth Fund R6

Risk-Adjusted Performance

4 of 100

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Fund R6 are ranked lower than 4 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong fundamental indicators, Growth Fund is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Ultra Fund and Growth Fund

The main advantage of trading using opposite Ultra Fund and Growth Fund positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Ultra Fund position performs unexpectedly, Growth Fund can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Growth Fund will offset losses from the drop in Growth Fund's long position.

The idea behind Ultra Fund Investor and Growth Fund R6 pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Risk-Return Analysis module to view associations between returns expected from investment and the risk you assume.