Mainstay Mackay Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mainstay Mackay Strategic and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Mainstay Mackay 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 Mackay Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Mainstay Mackay Strategic and DJI is -0.29 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Mackay Strategic 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 Mackay Strategic. 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 Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.99MKINX Mainstay Tax FreePairCorr
  0.96MMHEX Mainstay Mackay HighPairCorr
  0.97MMHVX Mainstay High YieldPairCorr
  0.88MNODX Mainstay Mackay NewPairCorr
  0.97MNOVX Mainstay New YorkPairCorr
  0.95MSCVX Mainstay California TaxPairCorr
  0.95MSODX Mainstay Mackay CaliPairCorr
  0.77MSYEX Mainstay Mackay UncoPairCorr
  0.77MSYDX Mainstay UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.92MTBDX Mainstay Mackay TaxPairCorr
  0.92MTFEX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.99MTFHX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.99MTFFX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.75MTMNX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.76MTRDX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.32MLGRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.32MLINX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.32MLRTX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.32MLRSX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.32MLRRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr

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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 Mackay 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 Mackay'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.