Schwab Tax-free Correlations

SWNTX Fund  USD 11.02  0.02  0.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Tax Free and Laudus Large Cap is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Schwab Tax-free 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.

Schwab Tax-free Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Schwab Tax Free Bond and DJI is -0.27 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Tax Free Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  1.0SWCAX Schwab California TaxPairCorr
  0.64SWCGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  0.73SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.71SWASX Schwab Global RealPairCorr
  0.88SWHYX Schwab OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.74SWKRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.73SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.78SWLRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.76SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr
  0.8SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.34LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.33SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr

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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 Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Tax-free 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 Schwab Tax-free'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
LGILX  0.73 (0.02)(0.02) 0.10  1.12 
 1.68 
 5.07 
SWBRX  0.21 (0.02)(0.40) 0.04  0.20 
 0.51 
 1.30 
SWCAX  0.12  0.01 (0.41) 0.02  0.16 
 0.27 
 1.08 
SWCGX  0.25  0.00 (0.34) 0.03  0.29 
 0.55 
 1.54 
SWANX  0.56 (0.01)(0.04) 0.10  0.73 
 1.13 
 3.68 
SWAGX  0.22 (0.02) 0.00  0.43  0.00 
 0.45 
 1.35 
SWASX  0.56 (0.03)(0.15) 0.01  0.69 
 1.02 
 3.08 
SWBGX  0.30 (0.02)(0.24) 0.05  0.30 
 0.78 
 1.98 
SWDRX  0.31 (0.01)(0.23) 0.07  0.29 
 0.76 
 2.10 
SWDSX  0.46  0.01 (0.05) 0.14  0.29 
 0.97 
 2.65