Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and World Precious Minerals is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Ultra Short 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.

Ultra Short Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Income 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 Ultra Short Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.83DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.65TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.65MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.68MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.73TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.6MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.56MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.56MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.55MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.55MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.55MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.5MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.48TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.44MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.75MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.75MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.74MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.63MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.61MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.61MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.61MSCZX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.6MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.6MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.6MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.58MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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