Sextant Bond Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sextant Bond Income and Sextant Growth Fund is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Sextant Bond 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.

Sextant Bond Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Sextant Bond Income and DJI is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sextant Bond Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Sextant Bond Income. 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 census.

Moving together with Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.66SSIFX Sextant InternationalPairCorr
  0.78STBFX Sextant Short TermPairCorr
  0.65SIFZX Sextant InternationalPairCorr
  0.95VWETX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99VWESX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  1.0VBLAX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  1.0VBLLX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  1.0VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99SLDAX Siit Long DurationPairCorr
  0.99VLTCX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.95VLCIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99PLRIX Pimco Long TermPairCorr
  1.0PLRPX Pimco Long DurationPairCorr
  0.62USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.62USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr

Moving against Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.57SGZFX Sextant GrowthPairCorr
  0.56SSGFX Sextant GrowthPairCorr
  0.86PYAIX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.8FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.73PYARX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.7PSDTX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.69DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.64CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.62VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.58PHK Pimco High IncomePairCorr
  0.55VWNEX Vanguard WindsorPairCorr
  0.53DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.45BCAAX Brandywineglobal CPairCorr
  0.39PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.82FLTTX Wisdomtree Floating RatePairCorr
  0.77PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr

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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 Sextant Mutual Fund performing well and Sextant Bond 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 Sextant Bond'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.