Touchstone Sands Correlations

CISGX Fund  USD 15.83  0.04  0.25%   
The correlation of Touchstone Sands 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 Touchstone Sands moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Touchstone Sands Capital 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.

Poor diversification

The correlation between Touchstone Sands Capital and NYA is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Touchstone Sands Capital and NYA in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Touchstone Mutual Fund

  0.78TVOYX Touchstone Small CapPairCorr
  0.98TEGAX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98TEGYX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79SAGWX Sentinel Small PanyPairCorr
  0.73SSCOX Sentinel Small PanyPairCorr
  0.87TFCCX Touchstone Large CapPairCorr
  0.89SEBLX Sentinel BalancedPairCorr
  0.91SENCX Sentinel Mon StockPairCorr
  0.75SWRLX Sentinel InternationalPairCorr
  0.91SICWX Sentinel Mon StockPairCorr
  0.75SIGWX Sentinel Small PanyPairCorr
  0.72TOIIX Touchstone InternationalPairCorr
  0.95TPYYX Touchstone Premium YieldPairCorr
  0.69TSDCX Touchstone Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.85TCVIX Touchstone Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.96FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.91GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.97GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Touchstone Mutual Fund performing well and Touchstone Sands 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 Touchstone Sands' 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TVOYX  0.70 (0.10)(0.07) 0.00  1.05 
 1.33 
 4.47 
TEGCX  0.63 (0.05)(0.07) 0.01  0.85 
 1.44 
 4.97 
TEGAX  0.76 (0.05)(0.03) 0.04  0.99 
 1.72 
 5.63 
TEGIX  0.76 (0.05)(0.03) 0.04  0.99 
 1.71 
 5.63 
TEGYX  0.77 (0.05)(0.03) 0.04  0.99 
 1.71 
 5.63 
SAGWX  0.77 (0.11)(0.07) 0.00  1.10 
 1.45 
 4.60 
TEQCX  0.57 (0.02)(0.04) 0.05  0.65 
 1.22 
 3.87 
TEQAX  0.59  0.03 (0.05) 0.45  0.66 
 1.20 
 3.84 
SSCOX  0.80  0.02 (0.05)(0.28) 1.12 
 1.62 
 4.85 
TFCCX  0.47 (0.03)(0.05) 0.05  0.65 
 0.83 
 3.13 

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The danger of trading Touchstone Sands Capital is mainly related to its market volatility and Mutual Fund specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Touchstone Sands is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Touchstone Sands. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Touchstone Sands Capital is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Touchstone Sands Capital. 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 price.
Note that the Touchstone Sands Capital information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other Touchstone Sands' statistical models used 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 Portfolio Dashboard module to portfolio dashboard that provides centralized access to all your investments.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Touchstone Sands' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Touchstone Sands is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Touchstone Sands' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.