Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return and Gmo Global Equity is 0.22 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Total Return Fund and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest 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

  0.98MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.97PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.98DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.99MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.98GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.91WARCX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.61GF New Germany ClosedPairCorr
  0.63MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.72VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.72HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.57PQTNX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.56PQTAX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.56PQTIX Aa Pimco TrPairCorr
  0.46GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.31GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.31GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr

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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.