Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return and Pimco Rae Worldwide is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Total Return 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.

Total Return Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Total Return Fund and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Total Return Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Total Mutual Fund

  0.88PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.76PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.76PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.64PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.89PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.91PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.78PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.64PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.85PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.88PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.93PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.88PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.87PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.88PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.85PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.92PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.84PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.78PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.67PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.88PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.93PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.82PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.84PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.86PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.86PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.86PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.71PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.69PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.69PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.92PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.75PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.47PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.42PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.41PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr

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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   
PFANXPFCJX
PWLIXPWLEX
PWLIXPWLMX
PWLMXPWLEX
PFCJXPFBPX
PFANXPFBPX
  
High negative correlations   
PFANXPWLBX
PFCJXPWLBX
PFBPXPWLBX
PFANXPWLEX
PFCJXPWLEX
PFANXPWLMX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Total Mutual Fund performing well and Total Return 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 Total Return'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
PWLEX  0.38 (0.02) 0.00  0.56  0.00 
 0.79 
 2.43 
PWLBX  0.44 (0.08) 0.00 (1.17) 0.00 
 0.77 
 4.30 
PWLMX  0.37 (0.01) 0.00  0.31  0.00 
 0.79 
 2.40 
PWLIX  0.40 (0.01) 0.00  0.34  0.00 
 0.79 
 2.54 
PFBPX  0.14  0.02 (0.59)(2.03) 0.00 
 0.41 
 0.81 
PFCJX  0.13  0.07 (0.43)(3.27) 0.00 
 0.33 
 0.89 
PFATX  0.35  0.01 (0.23) 0.01  0.45 
 0.78 
 2.84 
PFANX  0.13  0.07 (0.39)(3.02) 0.00 
 0.33 
 1.11 
PFGAX  0.61 (0.02) 0.00 (1.17) 0.00 
 1.11 
 2.89 
PFGCX  0.63 (0.05) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.11 
 2.88