Sextant Bond Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sextant Bond Income and Sextant Growth Fund is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Sextant Bond Income and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average 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

  0.77SSIFX Sextant InternationalPairCorr
  0.9SCORX Sextant E FundPairCorr
  0.8SGHIX Sextant Global HighPairCorr
  0.77SIFZX Sextant InternationalPairCorr
  0.99VWETX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99VWESX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99VBLAX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99VBLLX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99SLDAX Siit Long DurationPairCorr
  0.98VLTCX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.94PLRIX Pimco Long TermPairCorr
  0.94PLRPX Pimco Long DurationPairCorr
  0.84XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.87XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.84NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.64PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.91XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr

Moving against Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.57BTTRX Zero Pon 2025PairCorr
  0.47AOUIX Angel Oak UltrashortPairCorr
  0.45SUSAX Siit Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.44GSFRX Goldman Sachs HighPairCorr
  0.41AMFAX Asg Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.36CEARX Columbia AcornPairCorr
  0.59DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.58EIDOX Eaton Vance EmergingPairCorr

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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.