Assuming 30 trading days horizon, AICI CAP TR 9% PFD is expected to under-perform the Clough. In addition to that, AICI is 12.81 times more volatile than Clough Global Equity Fund. It trades about -0.22 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Clough Global Equity Fund is currently generating about -0.55 per unit of volatility. If you would invest 1,285 in Clough Global Equity Fund on April 25, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (111.00) from holding Clough Global Equity Fund or give up 8.64% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Modest diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding AICI CAP TR 9% PFD and Clough Global Equity Fund in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)