Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Wasatch Global Opportunities is -0.07 (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 -0.17 (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

  0.86DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.67TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.67MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.75MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.67MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.66MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.66MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.66MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.66MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.65MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.65MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.6TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.56MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.53MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.84MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.83MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.83MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.82MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.82MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.78MSDEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.77MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.73MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.73MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.72MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.67MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.66MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr

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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.