Bond Fund Correlations

ABNDX Fund  USD 11.12  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Bond Fund and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Bond Fund 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 correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Bond Fund Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Bond Fund Of and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Bond Fund Of and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Bond Fund Of. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.

Moving together with Bond Mutual Fund

  0.79AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.77RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.75AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.77AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.85RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.79AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.73RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.73RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.73RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.76TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.83TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.77TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.85FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.72TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.78TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.74RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.74AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.72AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.75AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.99AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.8TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.71TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.73TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.77RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Bond Mutual Fund performing well and Bond Fund 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 Bond Fund's 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.