Municipal Bond Correlations

TMUUX Fund  USD 8.66  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Municipal Bond and Emerging Markets Equity is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Municipal Bond 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.

Municipal Bond Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Municipal Bond Fund and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Municipal Bond 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 Municipal Bond 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 Municipal Mutual Fund

  0.76DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.64DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.61TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.75TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.81TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.78MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr

Moving against Municipal Mutual Fund

  0.45MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.45MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.45MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.45MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.42MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.41MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.41MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.41MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.34MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.34MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.34MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.34MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.34MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.31MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.31MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.31MAAOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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 Municipal Mutual Fund performing well and Municipal Bond 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 Municipal Bond'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  0.73 (0.07) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.69 
 5.15 
DINDX  0.12  0.01 (0.47) 0.40  0.02 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.12  0.00 (0.52) 0.40  0.05 
 0.19 
 0.58 
DINAX  0.12  0.01 (0.46)(0.41) 0.07 
 0.20 
 0.96 
MLMAX  0.58 (0.01)(0.04) 0.11  0.67 
 1.36 
 4.02 
MLMCX  0.58 (0.02)(0.04) 0.11  0.67 
 1.33 
 4.01 
MLNSX  0.66 (0.02)(0.04) 0.11  0.76 
 1.36 
 4.38 
MLMIX  0.58 (0.01)(0.04) 0.11  0.67 
 1.35 
 4.01 
MLMSX  0.58 (0.01)(0.04) 0.11  0.66 
 1.34 
 4.05 
MLNCX  0.66 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.77 
 1.39 
 4.38