Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Bond and Templeton Global Smaller is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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 0.63 (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

  0.72SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.71SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.88PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.88PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.75SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.66PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.91PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.88SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.92PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.76PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.88STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.63PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.92PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.94PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.69SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.73SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.67SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.77PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.83PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.75PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.75PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.79PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.79PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.83PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.75PHJYX 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.