Real Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Real Return Fund and Metropolitan West High is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Real Return 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.

Real Return Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Real Return Fund and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Real Return Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Real Mutual Fund

  0.76PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.76PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.74PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.64PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.63PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.76PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.77PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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