Mainstay Balanced Correlations

MBINX Fund  USD 32.82  0.19  0.58%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mainstay Balanced and Mainstay Tax Free is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Mainstay Balanced 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.

Mainstay Balanced Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mainstay Balanced Fund and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Balanced Fund 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 Mainstay Balanced 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.89MLGRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.89MLINX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.89MLRTX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.89MLRSX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.89MLRRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.84MMRDX Mainstay ModeratePairCorr
  0.86EPLIX Mainstay Epoch EquityPairCorr
  0.86EPLDX Mainstay Epoch EquityPairCorr
  0.74MOINX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.89MSMIX Mainstay Map EquityPairCorr
  0.9MBERX Mainstay BalancedPairCorr
  0.89KLGNX Mainstay Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.87MCINX Mainstay ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.76MCKNX Mainstay ServativePairCorr
  0.85MCSSX Mainstay Mon StockPairCorr

Moving against Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.6ICELX Mainstay Epoch InterPairCorr
  0.46MSYDX Mainstay UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.43MSYEX Mainstay Mackay UncoPairCorr
  0.55MGVNX Mainstay GovernmentPairCorr
  0.53MGVDX Mainstay Mackay InfrPairCorr
  0.49MTMNX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.47MTRDX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mainstay Mutual Fund performing well and Mainstay Balanced 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 Mainstay Balanced'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
MKINX  0.14  0.01 (0.29) 0.01  0.21 
 0.32 
 1.49 
MLGRX  0.79  0.13  0.00 (1.73) 1.16 
 1.72 
 5.55 
MLINX  0.80  0.12  0.00 (2.34) 1.14 
 1.72 
 5.58 
MLRTX  0.79  0.12  0.00 (1.89) 1.18 
 1.77 
 5.52 
MLRSX  0.79  0.13  0.00 (2.00) 1.16 
 1.72 
 5.49 
MLRRX  0.80  0.13  0.00 (1.85) 1.18 
 1.70 
 5.46 
MMHEX  0.18  0.02 (0.24)(0.05) 0.28 
 0.42 
 1.92 
MMHVX  0.18  0.02 (0.25)(0.04) 0.29 
 0.42 
 1.76 
MMRDX  0.36 (0.02)(0.16) 0.08  0.43 
 0.69 
 1.94 
MNODX  0.17  0.02 (0.25)(0.05) 0.25 
 0.41 
 1.76