Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Bond and T Rowe Price is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Core Plus 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.

Core Plus Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Bond and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Core Plus Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Core Mutual Fund

  0.82SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.91PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.9PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.82SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.86SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.82PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.61PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.72PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.67PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.67PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.67PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.62PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.71PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.84PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.85STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.83PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.76PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.83SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.82SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.89PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJBX Principal Lifetime Hybrid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.84PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.89PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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