Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Global Centrated Portfolio is 0.12 (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 0.89 (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
  0.75MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.75MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.75MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.75MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.64MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.65MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.92THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.71TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.92TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.77TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.77MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.9MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.9MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.69MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.94MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.66MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.7MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.68MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.66MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.34MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.72MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.68MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.66MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.66MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.53MSCMX 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  0.61  0.14  0.16  0.29  0.43 
 1.51 
 3.72 
DINDX  0.14  0.03 (0.11) 0.56  0.00 
 0.32 
 0.83 
MLMAX  0.71  0.03 (0.02)(0.56) 0.98 
 1.30 
 4.53 
MLMCX  0.70  0.03 (0.02)(0.54) 0.98 
 1.29 
 4.72 
MLNSX  0.78 (0.04)(0.03) 0.02  1.12 
 1.26 
 5.67 
MLMIX  0.68  0.01  0.00  0.06  0.89 
 1.24 
 4.50 
MLMSX  0.67  0.01  0.00  0.06  0.87 
 1.28 
 4.46 
MLNCX  0.77 (0.04)(0.03) 0.02  1.12 
 1.23 
 5.62 
MLNAX  0.79  0.00 (0.05) 0.03  1.17 
 1.26 
 5.62 
MLNIX  0.77 (0.04)(0.03) 0.02  1.13 
 1.26 
 5.65