Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Global Centrated Portfolio is 0.11 (i.e., Average 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.94TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.92DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.72MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.77TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.91TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.75TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.64TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.89MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.75MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.9MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.9MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.68MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.95MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.68MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr
  0.68MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.65MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.67MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.72MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.72MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.63MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.62MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.45MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.45MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.43MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.73MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.71MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.7MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.69MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.62MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEMUX  0.64  0.21  0.23  0.47  0.19 
 1.65 
 3.72 
DINDX  0.13  0.03 (0.32) 0.79  0.00 
 0.32 
 0.83 
MLMAX  0.68  0.12  0.00 (0.50) 0.83 
 1.30 
 4.53 
MLMCX  0.68  0.12  0.00 (0.50) 0.82 
 1.29 
 4.72 
MLNSX  0.76 (0.03)(0.03) 0.07  1.08 
 1.26 
 5.67 
MLMIX  0.68  0.02  0.01  0.12  0.83 
 1.24 
 4.50 
MLMSX  0.68  0.02  0.01  0.12  0.83 
 1.28 
 4.46 
MLNCX  0.76 (0.03)(0.03) 0.07  1.08 
 1.23 
 5.62 
MLNAX  0.75  0.08 (0.04)(0.22) 1.11 
 1.26 
 5.62 
MLNIX  0.76 (0.03)(0.03) 0.07  1.06 
 1.26 
 5.65