Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Lord Abbett Short is 0.33 (i.e., 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is -0.1 (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

  0.89MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.89MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.89MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.91TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.88TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.77MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.76MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.63TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.57TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.5MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.41MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.8MSBDX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.8MSBEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.8MSBKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.78MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.76MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.75MRJIX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.75MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.75MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.75MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.75MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.73MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.61MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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.