Ultra-short Fixed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Fixed and Northern Mid Cap is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Ultra-short Fixed 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.

Ultra-short Fixed Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Fixed Income and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Fixed Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ultra-short Mutual Fund

  0.85NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.84NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.9NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.88PTSPX Pimco Short TermPairCorr
  0.88PTSHX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.9PSFAX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.9PTSRX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.88PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.85LUSNX Lord Abbett UltraPairCorr
  0.84MUIIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.84MUAIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.84MULSX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.82NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.87GACIX Gabelli SmallPairCorr
  0.92DRSVX Foundry Partners FunPairCorr
  0.88PEUCX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.83VGIAX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.9FLMAX Muirfield Fund AdviserPairCorr
  0.83CAGEX Calamos Global EquityPairCorr
  0.85FCCTX American Funds 2020PairCorr
  0.79ACCWX Invesco Porate BondPairCorr
  0.84PHEIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.79TFIFX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.83AAOTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.9TLHHX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.86AWTAX Allianzgi Global WaterPairCorr
  0.94ASDAX Aamhimco Short DurationPairCorr
  0.82JAFLX Flexible Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93PYCHX Payden RegalPairCorr
  0.78JVTAX Janus VenturePairCorr
  0.9TCIEX Tiaa Cref InternationalPairCorr
  0.82WSMDX William Blair SmallPairCorr
  0.8EEMPX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83FDEVX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.78NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.88SNWCX Snow Capital SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ultra-short Mutual Fund performing well and Ultra-short Fixed 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 Ultra-short Fixed'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
NOBOX  0.15  0.00 (0.42) 0.05  0.11 
 0.43 
 0.86 
NOCBX  0.15  0.00 (0.41) 0.08  0.10 
 0.33 
 1.00 
NOAZX  0.07  0.01 (0.36) 0.59  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.73 
NOEMX  0.65  0.13  0.11  0.34  0.46 
 1.69 
 4.06 
NOFIX  0.14  0.00 (0.45) 0.11  0.04 
 0.33 
 0.89 
NOIEX  0.52  0.02  0.00  0.12  0.63 
 1.23 
 3.57 
NOIGX  0.56  0.14  0.14  0.31  0.38 
 1.33 
 2.91 
NOINX  0.58  0.12  0.12  0.27  0.45 
 1.22 
 2.92 
NOITX  0.07  0.02 (0.54) 1.56  0.00 
 0.20 
 0.61 
NOMIX  0.82  0.16  0.19  0.26  0.47 
 1.89 
 7.72