Global Fixed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Global Fixed Income and Dodge Global Bond is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Global Fixed 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.

Global Fixed Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Global Fixed Income and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Global Fixed Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Global Fixed Income. 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 small area income & poverty estimates.

Moving together with Global Mutual Fund

  0.9TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.72MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.94THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.8TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.89TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.88TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.74TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.88MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.89MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.85MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.86MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.86MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.86MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.86MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.91MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.72MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Global Mutual Fund

  0.63MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.62MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.61MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.61MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.67MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.61MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.61MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.6MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.47MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Global Mutual Fund performing well and Global Fixed 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 Global Fixed'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.