Federated Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Federated Short Term and Aig Government Money is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Federated Short-term 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.

Federated Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Federated Short Term Income and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Federated Short Term 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 Federated Short Term 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.89EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.8QKACX Federated Mdt AllPairCorr
  0.79QKBGX Federated Mdt BalancedPairCorr
  0.76SBFIX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.7STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.69STIAX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.66STILX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.72STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.89FRSAX Federated Floating RatePairCorr
  0.76FSBCX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.77FSBKX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.71QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.79QLSCX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.86FSHIX Federated Short IntePairCorr
  0.8FSHSX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.81FSTKX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.85FSTLX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.83FSTRX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.97FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.75FSTBX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.87SVALX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.87SVAAX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.87SVAIX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.86SVACX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.64PIGDX Pnc International GrowthPairCorr
  0.62RRFCX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.61RRFIX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.58RRFAX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.57BEARX Federated Prudent BearPairCorr
  0.56PIUCX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.55PIUIX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.47FDERX Federated Equity IncomePairCorr

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 Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated Short-term 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 Federated Short-term'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.