USDS (USDS) is 4493.3× the size of RIF US Dollar (USDRIF) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.07 across 34 shared trading days). USDRIF has been the more volatile of the two, at 3% annualised against USDS's 1%.
USDRIFUSDS
0.07over 34 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | USDRIF | USDS |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.10 | 0.01 |
Relative strength over 90 days: USDS outperformed USDRIF by 0.5% — measured on the USDRIF/USDS ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.