Short-term Income Correlations

PSTPX Fund  USD 10.17  0.01  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between Short Term Income and Prudential Health Sciences is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Short-term 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.

Short-term Income Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Short Term Income Fund and DJI is -0.42 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Term Income 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 Short Term Income 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving against Short-term Mutual Fund

  0.67RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.64RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.59PSCIX Palmer Square SsiPairCorr
  0.53DXQLX Direxion Monthly NasdaqPairCorr
  0.42LUSNX Lord Abbett UltraPairCorr
  0.34PSDSX Palmer Square UltraPairCorr
  0.31PTSPX Pimco Short TermPairCorr
  0.31PTSHX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.73PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.6TSCPX Amg Timessquare SmallPairCorr
  0.51FUMIX Fidelity Sai MomentumPairCorr
  0.45SDHY Pgim Short DurationPairCorr
  0.45BCLPX Blckrk Lc CrPairCorr
  0.42RWDNX Redwood Managed VolaPairCorr
  0.34PLSFX Pacific Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.32AHLAX American Beacon AhlPairCorr
  0.57BAGPX Blackrock Gwth PtfPairCorr
  0.5FFAQX Franklin Founding FundsPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Short-term Mutual Fund performing well and Short-term 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 Short-term 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.