Core Plus Correlations

WCPNX Fund  USD 9.76  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Income and Simt E Fixed is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Income and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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

  0.61WSHNX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.82WCPBX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.66WEFIX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.73WNTFX Nebraska Tax FreePairCorr
  0.89DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.71FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.96PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91PDBSX Prudential Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.72VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62SACFX Spirit Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.68CRAZX Columbia Adaptive RiskPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

PLFRXPLFDX
TRLVXSCFYX
PLFRXPLFLX
PLFLXPLFDX
PLFDXTGINX
SEFCXPLFDX
  

High negative correlations

PLFLXSCFYX
PLFLXTRLVX
PLFRXSCFYX
PLFDXSCFYX
PLFRXTRLVX
PLFDXTRLVX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SCFYX  0.14 (0.01)(0.37)(0.25) 0.18 
 0.21 
 1.03 
TRLVX  0.16 (0.01)(0.43)(0.22) 0.18 
 0.31 
 0.93 
TGINX  0.16  0.03 (0.21) 0.30  0.00 
 0.34 
 1.13 
PLFDX  0.07  0.00 (0.59) 0.18  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.86 
PLFLX  0.05  0.01  0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.75 
PLFRX  0.07  0.01 (0.59) 0.29  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.75 
SEFCX  0.60 (0.02)(0.03) 0.07  1.04 
 1.15 
 5.16 
DNP  0.47 (0.01)(0.14) 0.03  0.52 
 1.10 
 2.61 
CRATX  0.11  0.00 (0.41) 0.83  0.05 
 0.21 
 0.83 
ABSYX  0.88 (0.02) 0.01  0.07  1.01 
 2.16 
 4.83