Intermediate-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Intermediate Term Bond and Kinetics Global Fund is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Intermediate-term 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.

Intermediate-term Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Intermediate Term Bond Fund and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Intermediate Term 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 Intermediate Term 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Intermediate-term Mutual Fund

  1.0MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  1.0MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.96PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  1.0DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.96MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  1.0MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr

Moving against Intermediate-term Mutual Fund

  0.79FSRBX Banking Portfolio BankingPairCorr
  0.78WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77KMKNX Kinetics Market Oppo Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76TEGYX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76WCEYX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.75AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.7TRLCX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.63PRDSX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.63HFCGX Hennessy Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.42GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.4MUSDX Us Real EstatePairCorr

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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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BXFIXWWWEX
RPGIXUSLUX
USLUXPAGLX
BXFIXPAGLX
PAGLXWWWEX
  
High negative correlations   
DSDYXWWWEX
DSDYXUSLUX
DSDYXBXFIX
DSDYXPAGLX
BXFIXEQTYX
EQTYXWWWEX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Intermediate-term Mutual Fund performing well and Intermediate-term 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 Intermediate-term'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.