High Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Fund and Atac Inflation Rotation is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of High Yield 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.

High Yield Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between High Yield Fund A and DJI is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding High Yield Fund A and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in High Yield Fund A. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with High Mutual Fund

  0.77BHYCX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.75BHYIX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.87BHYSX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.79BHYAX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.82AHTFX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.74AHTCX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.73AHITX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.64VWEHX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.64VWEAX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.7PHYZX Prudential High YieldPairCorr
  0.72OIEJX Jpmorgan Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.75SLASX Selected American SharesPairCorr
  0.62AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.62VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.63RWIAX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.63WFIVX Wilshire 5000 IndexPairCorr
  0.63TSCIX Amg Timessquare SmallPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between High Mutual Fund performing well and High Yield 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 High Yield'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.