Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return and Pimco Rae Worldwide is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Total 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.

Total Return Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Total Return Fund and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Total Return Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Total Mutual Fund

  0.74PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.97PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.96PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.74PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.91PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.83PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.74PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.33PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.31PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.37PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.37PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr

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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   
PFANXPFCJX
PFGCXPFGAX
PWLBXPWLEX
PWLMXPWLEX
PWLMXPWLBX
PWLIXPWLBX
  
High negative correlations   
PFGCXPFANX
PFGAXPFANX
PFGCXPFCJX
PFGAXPFCJX
PFANXPFATX
PFATXPFCJX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Total Mutual Fund performing well and Total 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 Total 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PWLEX  0.28  0.01 (0.28) 0.20  0.27 
 0.62 
 1.85 
PWLBX  0.28  0.01 (0.27) 0.26  0.28 
 0.62 
 1.86 
PWLMX  0.27  0.01 (0.27) 0.23  0.26 
 0.61 
 1.84 
PWLIX  0.28  0.01 (0.26) 0.28  0.27 
 0.61 
 1.72 
PFBPX  0.14  0.01 (0.55) 0.26  0.00 
 0.30 
 0.92 
PFCJX  0.10  0.01 (0.61) 0.49  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.65 
PFATX  0.32 (0.05) 0.00 (0.42) 0.00 
 0.64 
 1.90 
PFANX  0.10  0.01 (0.78) 0.67  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.54 
PFGAX  0.54 (0.07) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 1.14 
 3.52 
PFGCX  0.54 (0.07) 0.00  0.42  0.00 
 1.14 
 3.52