Federated Clover Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Federated Clover Small and Dws Global Macro is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Federated Clover 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.

Federated Clover Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Federated Clover Small and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Federated Clover Small 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 Federated Clover Small. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.92QKACX Federated Mdt AllPairCorr
  0.98QKBGX Federated Mdt BalancedPairCorr
  0.62QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.69QLSCX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.99FSTKX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.99FSTLX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.99FSTRX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.72PIGDX Pnc International GrowthPairCorr
  0.89SVALX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.7FTGLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.7FTGSX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.89SVAAX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.88SVAIX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.89SVACX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.83PIUCX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.83PIUIX Pnc International EquityPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.49FRSAX Federated Floating RatePairCorr
  0.46FSGVX Federated U SPairCorr
  0.53FSILX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.53FSTIX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.39FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.38FTIAX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.36FSGIX Federated Gov SecPairCorr
  0.62FULAX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr

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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 Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated Clover 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 Federated Clover'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.