Cref Inflation-linked Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Cref Inflation Linked and Vanguard Total Bond is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Cref Inflation-linked 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.

Cref Inflation-linked Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Cref Inflation Linked Bond and DJI is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Cref Inflation Linked Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Cref Fund

  0.75VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.88VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.71RYMEX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.71RYMJX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.71RYMBX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.72BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.76KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.78INPFX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.64EMSLX Shelton Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.61MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.77KO Coca Cola Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.8JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.76MRK Merck Company Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.72VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against Cref Fund

  0.76MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.62HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.33AXP American ExpressPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Cref Fund performing well and Cref Inflation-linked 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 Cref Inflation-linked'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
VTSAX  0.57  0.05 (0.02) 2.05  0.71 
 1.20 
 3.55 
VFIAX  0.57 (0.03)(0.06) 0.03  0.77 
 1.16 
 3.61 
VTSMX  0.57  0.00 (0.03) 0.06  0.68 
 1.20 
 3.56 
VITSX  0.57  0.05 (0.02) 2.64  0.69 
 1.20 
 3.55 
VSTSX  0.57  0.05 (0.02) 1.99  0.71 
 1.20 
 3.55 
VSMPX  0.59 (0.03)(0.06) 0.03  0.78 
 1.20 
 3.55 
VTIAX  0.60  0.15  0.15  0.31  0.45 
 1.47 
 4.10 
VFINX  0.57 (0.03)(0.06) 0.03  0.79 
 1.16 
 3.61 
VFFSX  0.55  0.05 (0.03) 2.94  0.71 
 1.16 
 3.61 
VBTLX  0.14  0.00 (0.31) 0.05  0.11 
 0.31 
 0.62