Westwood Total Correlations

WWTAX Fund  USD 6.81  0.01  0.15%   
The correlation of Westwood Total 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 perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Westwood Total moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Westwood Total Return moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Good diversification

The correlation between Westwood Total Return and NYA is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Westwood Total Return and NYA in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Westwood Total Return. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Westwood Total could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Westwood Total when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Westwood Total - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Westwood Total Return to buy it.

Moving together with Westwood Mutual Fund

  0.86WSDAX Westwood Short DurationPairCorr
  1.0WTOCX Westwood Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.83WWACX Westwood AlternativePairCorr
  0.89WWICX Westwood Income OppoPairCorr
  0.9WWIAX Westwood Income OppoPairCorr
  0.82WWLCX Westwood Quality ValuePairCorr
  0.83WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.82WWMCX Ultimus Managers TrustPairCorr
  0.64WHGSX Westwood Smallcap ValuePairCorr
  0.62WHGCX Westwood Quality SmallcapPairCorr
  0.75WHGAX Westwood Quality SmallcapPairCorr
  0.86WHGMX Westwood SmidcapPairCorr
  0.83WHGLX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.9WHGIX Westwood Income OppoPairCorr
  0.82WLVIX Westwood Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.79WMNUX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.78WMNAX Westwood AlternativePairCorr
  0.74WMNIX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.81WQAIX Westwood Quality AllcapPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Westwood Mutual Fund performing well and Westwood Total 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 Westwood Total'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.

Other Information on Investing in Westwood Mutual Fund

Westwood Total financial ratios help investors to determine whether Westwood Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Westwood with respect to the benefits of owning Westwood Total security.
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