Short Duration Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Short Duration Bond and Short Term Investment Trust is 0.13 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Short Duration Bond and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.92RREAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.92RREYX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.92RRESX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.92RRSCX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88RRSRX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88RSBRX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.98RSBTX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.98RSBYX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.91RSDTX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.73RBCUX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.88RSYTX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.73RTEAX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.76RTECX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr

Moving against Short Mutual Fund

  0.47RSEAX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.46RSECX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.46RSESX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.44RSCRX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.36RSQAX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.48RTDAX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.48RTDTX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.47RTDCX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.47RTDYX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.47RTDSX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.47RTDRX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.45RTLCX Tax Managed LargePairCorr
  0.44RTLAX Tax Managed LargePairCorr

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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   
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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.