Global Bond Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Global Bond Fund and Pimco Rae Worldwide is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Global Bond 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.

Global Bond Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Global Bond Fund and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Global Bond 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 Global Bond 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Global Mutual Fund

  0.61PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.69PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.67PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.86PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.68PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.61PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.61PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.67PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.61PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.68PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.71PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.61PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.67PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.67PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.86PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.71PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.72PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.72PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.86PGCAX Investment Grade PoratePairCorr

Moving against Global Mutual Fund

  0.31PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr

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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 Global Mutual Fund performing well and Global Bond 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 Global Bond'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.