High Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Portfolio and Auer Growth Fund is 0.16 (i.e., Average 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between High Yield Portfolio and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.81TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.93MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.95TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.71TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  1.0MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.93MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.87MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.87MSFAX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.93MSSOX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.94MBAAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.86MUAIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.86MUIIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.9MULSX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.87MGISX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.9MGKAX Morgan Stanley GlobalPairCorr
  0.95TSDUX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.83MIQBX International EquityPairCorr
  0.97AHTFX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.96AHTCX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.96AHITX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.97BHYCX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.98BHYIX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.98BHYSX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.97BHYAX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.98VWEHX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.97VWEAX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.95PHYZX Prudential High YieldPairCorr
  0.95FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.92BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr

Moving against High Mutual Fund

  0.49MSSMX Small Pany GrowthPairCorr
  0.47MSSGX Small Pany GrowthPairCorr
  0.41MSPTX Global Advantage PorPairCorr

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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.