Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return Bond and Goldman Sachs Government is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Total Return Bond and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Total Mutual Fund

  0.61DHICX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.61SSTVX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.74WSGIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.65WSICX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.99STYAX Wells Fargo IncomePairCorr
  0.67SCTAX California Tax FreePairCorr
  0.72SCTCX California Tax FreePairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.68SADIX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.63SADAX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.56WSCOX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.54SSTHX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.47WSCGX Small Pany GrowthPairCorr
  0.75STAFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.75STDFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.75STNFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.74STOFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.47STSAX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr
  0.46WSMCX Small Pany GrowthPairCorr
  0.64SCVAX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.64SCVIX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.64SCVFX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.64SCVNX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.54STYIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.46SCNSX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr

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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 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.