Investment Grade Correlations

PIGIX Fund  USD 9.04  0.09  1.01%   
The current 90-days correlation between Investment Grade Porate and Pro Blend Moderate Term is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Investment Grade 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.

Investment Grade Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Investment Grade Porate and DJI is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Investment Grade Porate 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 Investment Grade Porate. 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 Investment Mutual Fund

  0.72PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.94PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.94PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.78PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.9PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.87PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Investment Mutual Fund

  0.67PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.32PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.32PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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