Dynamic Allocation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Allocation and Baird Short Term Bond is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dynamic Allocation 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.

Dynamic Allocation Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.95VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.71VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.8ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.63BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.9BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.63RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.63RLBBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.82CLBAX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.63CLBEX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.63RLBFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.62WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.63IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.74IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.64VGWIX Vanguard Global WellesleyPairCorr
  0.7EIHIX Eaton Vance HighPairCorr
  0.64NMSCX Columbia Small CapPairCorr
  0.72HSNYX The Hartford StrategicPairCorr
  0.61TLAFX Transamerica Large CorePairCorr
  0.61TLARX Transamerica Large CorePairCorr
  0.81DQIRX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.75ACYIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.75MSJAX Morgan Stanley GlobalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic Allocation 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 Dynamic Allocation'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.