Index Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Index Plus Largecap and Barings High Yield is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Index Plus 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.

Index Plus Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Index Plus Largecap and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Index Plus Largecap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Index Mutual Fund

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  0.79IMYCX Voya High YieldPairCorr
  0.99INGIX Voya Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.95VPISX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.81INTIX Voya International IndexPairCorr
  0.8VPRAX Voya T RowePairCorr
  0.95VPSSX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.65VPRSX Voya Jpmorgan SmallPairCorr
  0.95VPSAX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.91IOGPX Vy Oppenheimer GlobalPairCorr
  0.89IPARX Voya Global PerspectivesPairCorr
  0.87IPEAX Voya Large CapPairCorr
  0.87IPEIX Voya Large CapPairCorr
  0.87IPESX Voya Large CapPairCorr
  0.87IPETX Voya Large CapPairCorr
  0.79IPIMX Voya High YieldPairCorr
  0.9IPIRX Voya Global PerspectivesPairCorr
  0.79IPHYX Voya High YieldPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Index Mutual Fund performing well and Index Plus 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 Index Plus' 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.