Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return Bond and Mfs Technology Fund is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Total Return 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.

Total Return Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Total Return Bond and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Total Return Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Total Return Bond. 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 Total Mutual Fund

  0.77DHICX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.77VMPAX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.71SADAX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.71SADIX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.71EMGNX Wells Fargo EmergingPairCorr
  0.69EMGAX Wells Fargo EmergingPairCorr
  0.76SSHIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.71WABIX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.69SSTHX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.74SSTVX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.74WSBIX Short Term MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7WARAX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.7WARCX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.78WSGIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.75WSIAX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.78WSINX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.75WSMAX Short Term MunicipalPairCorr
  0.74WSSCX Short Term MunicipalPairCorr
  0.77STRIX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.88STYAX Wells Fargo IncomePairCorr
  0.69STYIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.8SCTAX California Tax FreePairCorr
  0.78SCTCX California Tax FreePairCorr
  0.67SCVAX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.68SCVNX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.78WCAFX Wealthbuilder ConservativePairCorr
  0.82WCCFX Wealthbuilder ConservativePairCorr
  0.67APSPX Allspring Managed AcctPairCorr
  0.89MNTRX Total Return BondPairCorr
  0.82WCYFX Wells Fargo WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.7WUSNX Allspring Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.72IPBAX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.72IPBNX Wells Fargo RealPairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.49STNFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr

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 Total Mutual Fund performing well and Total Return 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 Total Return'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.