Short-term Income Correlations

STCCX Fund  USD 12.18  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Short Term Income and Davis Financial Fund is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Short-term Income 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-term Income Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Short Term Income Fund and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Term Income Fund 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 Short Term Income Fund. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Short-term Mutual Fund

  0.81SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.85PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.85PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.82SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.82SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.8PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.8PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.8PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.79PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.87PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.84PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.83SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.82SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.85PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.84PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.84PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.84PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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-term Mutual Fund performing well and Short-term Income 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-term Income'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.