Pimco Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Pimco Total Return and Qs Large Cap is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Pimco Total 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.

Pimco Total Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Pimco Total Return 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 Pimco Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.74PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.96PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.96PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.75PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.91PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.9PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.84PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.73PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.32PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.37PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.36PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Pimco Mutual Fund performing well and Pimco Total 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 Pimco Total'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.