High Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Fund and Ab Small Cap is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of High Yield 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.

High Yield Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between High Yield Fund and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding High Yield Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with High Mutual Fund

  0.88SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.92PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.92PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.93SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.8PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.8PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.8PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.85PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.9PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.9STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.87SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.93PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.93PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.94PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.93PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.93PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.93PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between High Mutual Fund performing well and High Yield 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 High Yield'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.