Short Duration Correlations

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The correlation of Short Duration 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.

Short Duration Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Short Duration Inflation and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Duration Inflation 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 Short Duration Inflation. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.65AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.84AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.86AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.93CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.84AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.82TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.82TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.83TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.84TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.85TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.95TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.94TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.65AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.62AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.9TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.64AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.72TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.74TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.83TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.86TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.84TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.89TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.88TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.92TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.88TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.89TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.84TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.94TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.82TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.81TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.83TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.93TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.88TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.93NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

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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USGCXCGTCX
USGCXRGVEX
SSAGXRGVEX
SSAGXCGTCX
USGCXSSAGX
  

High negative correlations

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RGVEXIVMXX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Short Mutual Fund performing well and Short Duration 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 Short Duration'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.