The Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Short Term and The Value Fund is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of The Short 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.

The Short Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between The Short Term and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Short Term 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 The Short Term. 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 population.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.93KTXIX Kansas TaxPairCorr
  0.9CFBNX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.94CFMOX Missouri TaxPairCorr
  0.94CFNLX National TaxPairCorr
  0.89CFMVX Commerce Midcap ValuePairCorr
  0.92CFVLX Value FundPairCorr
  0.98VFIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VFISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97FUMBX Fidelity Short TermPairCorr
  0.94ECLDX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.95EALDX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.95EILDX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.95EASDX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.73SMPIX Semiconductor Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74SMPSX Semiconductor Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.86MLPLX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.86OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.86SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.86MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.86SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.81RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.82RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.91AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.92MEIKX Mfs Value FundPairCorr
  0.92ISKIX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.93JSOCX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.89BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.94ITACX Transamerica Short TermPairCorr
  0.78AALGX Thrivent Large CapPairCorr
  0.91FOTKX Fidelity Freedom 2010PairCorr
  0.79FEGIX First Eagle Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.54CFGRX Growth FundPairCorr

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