Short Duration Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Short Duration Strategic and World Energy Fund is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Short Duration 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.

Short Duration Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Short Duration Strategic and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Duration Strategic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.62VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.63LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.76SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.74SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.64RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.64RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.64RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.67EMSLX Shelton Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69LMISX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.67INPFX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.61CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

Moving against Short Mutual Fund

  0.44MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.44HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.38T ATT Inc Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.33MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Short Mutual Fund performing well and Short Duration 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 Short Duration'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.