Short-term Fund Correlations

PTSRX Fund  USD 9.69  0.03  0.31%   
The correlation of Short-term Fund 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.

Short-term Fund Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Short Term Fund R and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Term Fund R and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Short-term Mutual Fund

  0.78PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.8PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.8PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.63PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.92PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.93PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.93PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.98PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.97PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.96PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.93PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.84PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.98PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.63PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.64PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.93PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.96PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.75PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.93PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  1.0PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.96PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.95PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.77PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.79PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.95PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.91PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.91PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.92PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.95PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr

Moving against Short-term Mutual Fund

  0.54PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.51PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.72PGOVX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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