Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and American Funds Conservative is -0.04 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.78TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.85MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.85MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.78MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.86MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.86MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.77MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.77MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.78MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.94THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.91TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.78TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.9MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.78MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.95MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.88MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.88MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.65MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.85MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.63MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.79MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.78MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.44MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.43MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.79MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.51MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.44MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.44MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr

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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.