Considering 30-days investment horizon, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is expected to generate 1.65 times more return on investment than American. However, Internationa is 1.65 times more volatile than American Funds Blue Chip Inc & Gr HLS IB. It trades about -0.21 of its potential returns per unit of risk. American Funds Blue Chip Inc & Gr HLS IB is currently generating about -0.35 per unit of risk. If you would invest 6,054 in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (351.00) from holding International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. or give up 5.8% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Good diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Flavors & Fragra and American Funds Blue Chip Inc & in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)
Over the last 30 days International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
Over the last 30 days American Funds Blue Chip Inc & Gr HLS IB has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.