Floating Rate Correlations

LFRFX Fund  USD 8.07  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Floating Rate and Ab Bond Inflation is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Floating Rate 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.

Floating Rate Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Floating Rate Fund and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Floating Rate Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Floating Rate Fund. 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 census.

Moving together with Floating Mutual Fund

  0.99LFRAX Floating RatePairCorr
  1.0LFRIX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.86LFRRX Lord Abbett InvPairCorr
  0.99LFROX Lord Abbett FloatingPairCorr
  0.66LFVAX Lord Abbett FocusedPairCorr
  0.9HYMQX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.96LGRAX Lord Abbett InvestmentPairCorr
  0.97LGRFX Lord Abbett InvestmentPairCorr
  0.93LGRUX Lord Abbett InvestmentPairCorr
  0.72LHCCX Lord Abbett HealthPairCorr
  0.8LHCAX Lord Abbett HealthPairCorr
  0.8LHCFX Lord Abbett HealthPairCorr

Moving against Floating Mutual Fund

  0.38LGLIX Lord Abbett GrowthPairCorr

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 Floating Mutual Fund performing well and Floating Rate 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 Floating Rate'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.