Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Nuveen Necticut Municipal is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor 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

  0.71TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.64DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.77MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.76MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.7MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.78MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.78MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.69MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.67MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.69MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.81THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.86TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.83MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.88MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.82MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.82MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.83MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.77MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.76MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.76MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.59MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.59MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.64MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.59MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.59MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.43MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.32MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

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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.