Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Guidepath Managed Futures is -0.09 (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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak 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

  0.69TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.66DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.74TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.65TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.74TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.67MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.79MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.78MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.79MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.65MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.85MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.85MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.8MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.85MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.84MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.78MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.63MSEEX Morgan Stanley EuropeanPairCorr

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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.