Income Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Income Fund R and Fidelity Series Government is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Income Fund 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.

Income Fund Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Income Fund R 6 and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Income Fund R 6 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Income Mutual Fund

  0.68SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.68SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.68SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.79PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.78PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.83PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.76PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.79PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.69PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.78SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.66PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.66PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.81PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.72PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.87STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.65PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.78PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.85PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.69SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.71SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.67SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.75PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.76PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.76PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHSPX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.78PHTFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.79SCUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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