Mainstay Definedterm Correlations

MMD Fund  USD 14.95  0.07  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mainstay Definedterm and Nuveen California Municipal is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Mainstay Definedterm 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.

Mainstay Definedterm Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Mainstay Definedterm Muncipal and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Definedterm Muncipal 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 Mainstay Definedterm Muncipal. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in industry.

Moving together with Mainstay Fund

  0.77LIIAX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.78SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.62FAGAX Fidelity Advisor GrowthPairCorr
  0.61VDAFX Dynamic Allocation Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.62IVSIX Ivy Global BondPairCorr
  0.66TLTPX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.65WILTX Westcore Flexible IncomePairCorr
  0.64PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  0.64VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77FTRRX Franklin Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.62HERCX Hartford Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.7CWBFX Capital World BondPairCorr
  0.73PCGTX Pace Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.73ANAZX Ab Global BondPairCorr

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 Mainstay Fund performing well and Mainstay Definedterm 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 Mainstay Definedterm'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NCA  0.40  0.13  0.18  2.84  0.19 
 1.14 
 3.52 
TDF  0.92  0.05  0.03  0.09  1.26 
 1.72 
 8.89 
DSM  0.44  0.09  0.12  0.48  0.30 
 1.38 
 2.61 
JOF  0.74  0.00 (0.03) 0.01  1.23 
 1.53 
 7.50 
FSCCX  0.81 (0.06) 0.00  3.64  0.00 
 1.94 
 7.01 
DBL  0.32  0.01 (0.06) 0.07  0.33 
 0.79 
 1.83 
MHN  0.49  0.11  0.13 (1.98) 0.36 
 1.17 
 3.60 
MXF  0.91  0.07  0.05  0.18  0.94 
 1.92 
 4.57 
CAF  1.01  0.10  0.07  0.16  1.26 
 2.33 
 7.42 
SAISX  0.55 (0.04) 0.00  0.94  0.00 
 1.02 
 2.84