Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Income and Nebraska Tax Free Income is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Core 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.

Core Plus Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Income and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Core Plus Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Core Mutual Fund

  0.87SAFEX Weitz Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.91WSHNX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.94WCPNX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.92WEFIX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.91WNTFX Nebraska Tax FreePairCorr
  0.89DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.9DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.9FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.85MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.87MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.94PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.94PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.94PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91PDBSX Prudential Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.82ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.89NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.87EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86EMECX Ashmore Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66OAKWX Oakmark Global SelectPairCorr
  0.84TTOIX Target 2060 FundPairCorr
  0.95DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr

Moving against Core Mutual Fund

  0.41IIF Morgan Stanley IndiaPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Core Mutual Fund performing well and Core 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 Core 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.