Pimco Floating Correlations

PFTPX Fund  USD 8.31  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Pimco Floating Income and Old Westbury California is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Pimco Floating 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.

Pimco Floating Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Pimco Floating Income and DJI is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Pimco Floating Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Pimco Floating 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 employment.

Moving together with Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.79PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.88PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.76PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.9PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.98PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  1.0PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.9PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.79PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.8PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.9PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  1.0PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.97PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.78PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.71PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.84PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.94PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.81PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.82PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.97PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.93PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.73PGCAX Investment Grade PoratePairCorr
  0.87PGSAX Pimco Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.84PYMAX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.84PYMNX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.84PYMPX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.8PHDAX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.75PHDCX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.78PHFNX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.86PHIYX High Yield FundPairCorr

Moving against Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.42PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.36PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.36PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.84PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr

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