Long Term Correlations

PFGCX Fund  USD 14.34  0.32  2.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Long Term Government and Pimco Rae Worldwide is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Long Term 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.

Long Term Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Long Term Government Fund and DJI is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Long Term Government Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Long Term Government Fund. 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 Long Mutual Fund

  0.72PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  1.0PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.61PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.9PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.77PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.69PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Long Mutual Fund

  0.85PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.55PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.53PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.45PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.44PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.44PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.42PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.36PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.54PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.53PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.46PHSAX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.43PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.42PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.37PGMCX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr

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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 Long Mutual Fund performing well and Long Term 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 Long Term'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.