Bond Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Bond Fund and Federated Government Income is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no 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 0.21 (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.
  
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Moving together with Bond Mutual Fund

  0.76AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.72RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.76AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.77AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.76AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.86TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.86TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.84TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.81FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.84TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.84TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.76RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.73AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.81TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.7TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.72TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.72RNWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWHX 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.