Corporate Bond Correlations

MPFDX Fund  USD 10.65  0.10  0.95%   
The current 90-days correlation between Corporate Bond Portfolio and International Equity Portfolio is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Corporate Bond 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.

Corporate Bond Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Corporate Bond Portfolio and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Corporate Bond Portfolio 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 Corporate Bond Portfolio. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Corporate Mutual Fund

  0.7DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.73TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.98TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr

Moving against Corporate Mutual Fund

  0.71MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.71MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.71MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.71MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.7MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.69MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.69MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.68MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.34MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.7MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.7MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.62TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.37MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.7MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.7MACGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.62MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.62MAAOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.61MAADX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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 Corporate Mutual Fund performing well and Corporate Bond 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 Corporate Bond'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.