Ultra Short Correlations

MUAIX Fund  USD 9.99  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Chase Growth Fund is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Ultra Short 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.

Ultra Short Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Income 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 Ultra Short Income. 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 Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.85DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.61MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.61MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.68TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.68MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.75MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.73TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.63MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.62MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.59MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.59MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.58MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.57MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.55MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.53MNOPX International Opportunity Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.53MRNPX Msif International Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.8MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.75MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.75MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.74MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.74MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.7MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MSCZX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.69MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.68MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.65MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.63MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.62MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ultra Mutual Fund performing well and Ultra Short 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 Ultra Short'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.