High Yield Correlations

THYUX Fund  USD 3.28  0.01  0.31%   
The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Fund and Emerging Markets Equity is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of High Yield 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.

High Yield Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between High Yield Fund and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding High Yield 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 High Yield 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 employment.

Moving together with High Mutual Fund

  0.77MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.76MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.77MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.77MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.72MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.72MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.82MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.8MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.82MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.79MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.79MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.98MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.68MRLBX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.68MRLAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.76MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.75MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.79MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against High Mutual Fund

  0.43TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.42TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.41MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.36MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.34MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr

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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 High Mutual Fund performing well and High Yield 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 High Yield'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
TEMUX  0.75 (0.06)(0.13)(0.02) 0.94 
 1.69 
 5.15 
DINDX  0.11  0.00 (0.45) 0.24  0.05 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.12  0.00 (0.50) 0.06  0.07 
 0.19 
 0.58 
DINAX  0.11  0.00 (0.44)(0.17) 0.08 
 0.20 
 0.96 
MLMAX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.36 
 4.02 
MLMCX  0.60 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.69 
 1.33 
 4.01 
MLNSX  0.67 (0.01)(0.02) 0.11  0.76 
 1.39 
 4.38 
MLMIX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.35 
 4.01 
MLMSX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.34 
 4.05 
MLNCX  0.67 (0.01)(0.02) 0.11  0.77 
 1.39 
 4.38