Real Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Real Return Fund and Hennessy Large Cap is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Real Return Fund and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Real Return Fund. 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 Real Mutual Fund

  0.81PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.81PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr

Moving against Real Mutual Fund

  0.43PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.35PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.33PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.33PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.44PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.41PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.52PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.48PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.41PGMAX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.41PGMCX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.36PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.35PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr

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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.