Guidepath(r) Flexible Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Guidepath Flexible Income and Legg Mason Partners is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Guidepath(r) Flexible 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.

Guidepath(r) Flexible Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Guidepath Flexible 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 Guidepath Flexible Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Guidepath Flexible 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 census.

Moving together with Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund

  0.87GPARX Guidepath Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.95GPICX Guidepath ConservativePairCorr
  0.9GPIGX Guidepath Growth AndPairCorr
  0.97GPINX Guidepath IncomePairCorr
  0.91GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.93GPMIX Guidepath(r) Multi-assetPairCorr
  0.91PAALX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.91PATRX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.91PAAIX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.91PALPX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.88PASAX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.9PASCX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.91PAANX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.9PAUPX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.9PAUIX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.78WARRX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.61RYMBX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.93BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.84SPGSX State Street PremierPairCorr
  0.79KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.75VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94FHYSX Federated High YieldPairCorr
  0.96AHIFX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.9PODAX Pacific Funds PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9UNPSX UltrainternationalPairCorr
  0.93ASAMX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.93CLBEX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.93AAAUX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.83RMTCX Columbia Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.89CATLX Future Scholar 529PairCorr
  0.93JMBRX Jpmorgan Smartretirement*PairCorr
  0.81TMITX Transamerica Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89JHRGX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.61PBSIX Polen Small PanyPairCorr
  0.89LSVEX Lsv Value EquityPairCorr
  0.86ARCNX Aqr Risk BalancedPairCorr
  0.87SIRZX Sierra E RetirementPairCorr

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 Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund performing well and Guidepath(r) Flexible 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 Guidepath(r) Flexible'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.