Short Duration Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Short Duration Bond and Lord Abbett Convertible is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Short Duration 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 Duration Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Short Duration Bond and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Duration Bond 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 Duration Bond. 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 state.

Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.99RSBTX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.99RSBYX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.84RSBCX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  1.0RSDTX Short Duration BondPairCorr

Moving against Short Mutual Fund

  0.54RRSCX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.53RREYX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.53RRESX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.53RRSRX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.45RREAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.44RSQAX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.32RSCRX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.31RSECX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.39RTDSX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.39RTDRX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.39RTDTX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.36RTDAX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.36RTDCX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.36RTDYX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.33RTIUX Tax-managed InternationalPairCorr
  0.33RTNSX Tax-managed InternationalPairCorr
  0.32RTNAX Tax-managed InternationalPairCorr

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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.
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Short Mutual Fund performing well and Short Duration 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 Duration'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.