Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Income and Nebraska Tax Free Income is 0.22 (i.e., Modest 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Income and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., 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

  0.85SAFEX Weitz Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.9WSHNX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  1.0WCPBX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.91WEFIX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.9WNTFX Nebraska Tax FreePairCorr
  0.96DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.96DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.97FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.93MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.94MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98PDBSX Prudential Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.79ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.86NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.86EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85EMECX Ashmore Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82TTOIX Target 2060 FundPairCorr
  0.94DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr

Moving against Core Mutual Fund

  0.39IIF 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.