Pimco Income Correlations

PIINX Fund  USD 11.08  0.01  0.09%   
The correlation of Pimco Income 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.

Pimco Income Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Pimco Income Fund and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Pimco Income Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.87PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.73PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.87PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.87PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.91PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.96PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.96PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.98PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.95PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.96PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.93PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.96PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.92PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.95PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.96PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.95PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.91PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.88PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.88PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.94PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.95PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.94PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.96PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.9PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.95PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.96PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.89PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.89PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.95PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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