Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Aqr Small Cap is -0.12 (i.e., Good 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 -0.08 (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

  0.61TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.74DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.74MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.74MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.74MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.77MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.72MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.67MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.67MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.67MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.71MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.63MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.58MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.49MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.43TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.31MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.31MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.64MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.59MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.5MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.5MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.49MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.39MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.38MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.38MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.33MSCMX 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.