High Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Portfolio and Gmo Global Equity is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of High Yield 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.

High Yield Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between High Yield Portfolio and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding High Yield 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 High Yield 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with High Mutual Fund

  0.81DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.79DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.92DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.64MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.61MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.76TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.87MORGX Morgan Stanley MortgagePairCorr
  0.91MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.91MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.91MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.9MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against High Mutual Fund

  0.57TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.49TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.45MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.45MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.45MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.48MSBDX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.48MSBEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.48MSBKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.47MSBPX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.44MSDUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.38MSDQX Morgan Stanley SustaPairCorr
  0.33MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.33MAAOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.32MAAQX 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 High Mutual Fund performing well and High Yield 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 High Yield'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.