Municipal Bond Correlations

WMFDX Fund  USD 9.80  0.01  0.10%   
The correlation of Municipal Bond 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.

Municipal Bond Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Municipal Bond Fund and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Municipal Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Municipal Mutual Fund

  0.95DHICX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.94VMPYX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.95VMPAX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.66SSHIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.68WSGIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.7WSIAX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.7WSIDX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.69WSICX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.71WSINX Wells Fargo StrategicPairCorr
  0.76WSSCX Short Term MunicipalPairCorr
  0.95STRIX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.72STYAX Wells Fargo IncomePairCorr
  0.99SCTCX California Tax FreePairCorr

Moving against Municipal Mutual Fund

  0.31STAFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.31STOFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.31STNFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.33WCIAX Allspring ConservativePairCorr
  0.31WCIIX Wells Fargo ServativePairCorr

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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 Municipal Mutual Fund performing well and Municipal Bond 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 Municipal Bond'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.