1290 Funds Correlations

ESCFX Fund  USD 12.20  0.10  0.83%   
The current 90-days correlation between 1290 Funds and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of 1290 Funds 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.

1290 Funds Correlation With Market

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Very weak diversification

The correlation between 1290 Funds and DJI is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding 1290 Funds and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with 1290 Mutual Fund

  1.0ESCKX 1290 FundsPairCorr
  0.9ESCJX 1290 Essex SmallPairCorr
  0.68TNRAX 1290 Funds Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.67TNXIX 1290 Retirement 2060 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.77VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VISGX Vanguard Small Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.61VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.61VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between 1290 Mutual Fund performing well and 1290 Funds 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 1290 Funds' 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.