Nuveen Municipal Correlations

NMZ Fund  USD 10.96  0.03  0.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Nuveen Municipal High and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Nuveen Municipal 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.

Nuveen Municipal Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Nuveen Municipal High and DJI is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nuveen Municipal High 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 Nuveen Municipal High. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

Moving together with Nuveen Fund

  0.83XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.85XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.82NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.78PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.79XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.63ORIGX Oak Ridge SmallPairCorr
  0.66FHIFX Fidelity Focused HighPairCorr
  0.62QUAKX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  0.64STBDX Sierra Tactical BondPairCorr

Moving against Nuveen Fund

  0.32BUBIX Baird Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.56CBHAX Victory Cemp MarketPairCorr
  0.56HIMUX Pioneer Map HighPairCorr
  0.31SHRMX Stone Ridge HighPairCorr

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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 Nuveen Fund performing well and Nuveen Municipal 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 Nuveen Municipal'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.