Library/Data Viz/Chord
Flow · Relationships · Symmetric pairings

Channel × strategy chord.

Where dollars actually flow between LP channels and underlying strategies. Each ribbon's width = magnitude. Symmetric — both endpoints anchor the same dollar amount. Best for fixed taxonomies where you want to see structural pairings (custodian × admin, channel × strategy, etc.).

LP channel × strategy · $M

4 channels · 4 strategies
Largest pair
$42M
RIA × PE
Channels
4
RIA · FO · BD · Inst.
Strategies
4
PE · PC · RE · Infra
Total flows
$240M
16 ribbons

Fork & ship

D3 v7's d3.chord layout. Edit the MATRIX (N×N) and NAMES arrays — both arcs and ribbons re-flow automatically.

const NAMES = ["RIA", "Family Office", "BD", "Institutional", "PE", "PC", "RE", "Infra"];
const MATRIX = [// rows = sources, cols = targets, value = $M
  [0, 0, 0, 0, 42, 28, 18, 14],
  // ... 8×8 symmetric matrix
];

When to use this

Fixed taxonomy on both axes and you want to see the matrix as relationships, not cells. Skip when one side dominates or when you have more than ~12 nodes total — switch to sankey or heatmap.

Reading notes

Arc length = total volume for that node (sum across all pairings). Hover a ribbon for the pair magnitude. Channels sit on the left half of the ring; strategies on the right.