Taking into account 30 trading days horizon, Ford Motor is expected to generate 0.53 times more return on investment than Navistar. However, Ford Motor is 1.87 times less risky than Navistar. It trades about -0.36 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Navistar International Corporation is currently generating about -0.32 per unit of risk. If you would invest 1,160 in Ford Motor on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (100.00) from holding Ford Motor or give up 8.62% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Modest diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ford Motor Co. and Navistar International Corp. in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)
Over the last 30 days Navistar International Corporation has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.