Inflation-protected Correlations

IPBAX Fund  USD 10.56  0.06  0.57%   
The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Protected and Wells Fargo Advantage is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Inflation-protected 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.

Inflation-protected Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Inflation Protected Bond Fund and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inflation Protected Bond Fund 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 Inflation Protected Bond Fund. 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 nation.

Moving together with Inflation-protected Mutual Fund

  0.85WABIX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.79WSCGX Small Pany GrowthPairCorr
  0.73WSCOX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.84WARDX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.79WARCX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.8STAFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.8STDFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.79WSMCX Small Pany GrowthPairCorr
  0.8STOFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.8STNFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.67STSAX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr
  0.68SCNSX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr
  0.68SCSDX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr
  0.63SCSAX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr
  0.69SCVAX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.69SCVIX Small Pany ValuePairCorr

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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   
EMGNXEMGYX
EMGCXEMGYX
EMGAXEMGYX
EMGCXEMGNX
EMGAXEMGNX
EMGAXEMGCX
  
High negative correlations   
SADIXDHICX
SADAXDHICX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation-protected Mutual Fund performing well and Inflation-protected 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 Inflation-protected'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DHICX  0.09  0.01 (0.48)(0.01) 0.08 
 0.23 
 0.79 
VMPYX  0.09  0.01 (0.50)(0.08) 0.05 
 0.23 
 0.79 
VMPAX  0.09  0.01 (0.47)(0.07) 0.06 
 0.23 
 0.79 
SADAX  0.06  0.01 (0.97) 1.15  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.46 
SADIX  0.06  0.01 (0.92)(2.51) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.57 
EMGYX  0.65 (0.05)(0.13)(0.02) 0.99 
 1.28 
 5.15 
EMGNX  0.65 (0.05)(0.13)(0.01) 1.00 
 1.23 
 5.20 
EMGCX  0.65 (0.05)(0.13)(0.03) 0.99 
 1.27 
 5.16 
EMGAX  0.65 (0.05)(0.13)(0.02) 0.98 
 1.28 
 5.16 
SSHIX  0.08  0.00 (0.89) 0.07  0.00 
 0.23 
 0.59