Sextant Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sextant Short Term and Ambrus Core Bond is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Sextant Short-term 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 Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Sextant Short Term Bond and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sextant Short Term Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.7VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.77VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85LALDX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.69VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.84LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.62DXQLX Direxion Monthly NasdaqPairCorr
  0.61UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.74INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.73INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.63EGLNX Eagle Mlp StrategyPairCorr
  0.79BKIPX Blackrock Short TermPairCorr
  0.72ILLLX Transamerica CapitalPairCorr
  0.64PACOX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.69RAGTX Allianzgi TechnologyPairCorr
  0.64IAXAX Vy T RowePairCorr
  0.77ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.61SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr

Moving against Sextant Mutual Fund

  0.39BIPIX Biotechnology UltrasectorPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Sextant Mutual Fund performing well and Sextant Short-term 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 Short-term'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.