Mainstay Floating Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mainstay Floating Rate and Scharf Global Opportunity is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Mainstay Floating 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.

Mainstay Floating Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mainstay Floating Rate and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Floating Rate 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 Mainstay Floating Rate. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.79MLGRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.79MLINX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.8MLRTX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.8MLRSX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.8MLRRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.79EPLIX Mainstay Epoch EquityPairCorr
  0.79EPLDX Mainstay Epoch EquityPairCorr
  0.66MOINX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.78MSMIX Mainstay Map EquityPairCorr
  0.72MBERX Mainstay BalancedPairCorr
  0.7MBINX Mainstay BalancedPairCorr
  0.75KLGNX Mainstay Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.72MCINX Mainstay ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.61MCSSX Mainstay Mon StockPairCorr

Moving against Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.88ICELX Mainstay Epoch InterPairCorr
  0.66MSYDX Mainstay UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.63MSYEX Mainstay Mackay UncoPairCorr
  0.73MGVNX Mainstay GovernmentPairCorr
  0.7MTMNX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.7MGVDX Mainstay Mackay InfrPairCorr
  0.68MTRDX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.4MYINX Mainstay InternationalPairCorr
  0.31MTFFX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mainstay Mutual Fund performing well and Mainstay Floating 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 Mainstay Floating'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.