Payden Absolute Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Payden Absolute Return and Payden Corporate Bond is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Payden Absolute 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.

Payden Absolute Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Payden Absolute Return and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Payden Absolute Return 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 Payden Absolute Return. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Payden Mutual Fund

  0.92PYBLX Payden Floating RatePairCorr
  0.99PYAIX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PYARX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.79PYCEX Payden Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93PYCHX Payden RegalPairCorr
  0.61PYCBX Payden E BondPairCorr
  0.82PYCIX Payden Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.7PYCLX Payden CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.75PYCRX Payden CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.96PYFIX Payden Floating RatePairCorr
  0.95PYFRX Payden Floating RatePairCorr
  0.88PYEIX Payden Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95PYELX Payden Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88PYEMX Payden Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88PYEWX Payden Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93PYHRX Payden High IncomePairCorr
  0.89PYGSX Payden Global LowPairCorr
  0.95PYILX Payden Rygel InvestmentPairCorr
  0.89PYLMX Payden Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.89PYLWX Payden Low DurationPairCorr
  0.89PYLSX Payden Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.88PYLBX Payden Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.85PYLDX Payden RygelPairCorr
  0.87PYSFX Payden Securitized IncomePairCorr
  0.89PYSGX Payden Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.88PYSBX Payden Low DurationPairCorr
  0.89PYSIX Payden Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.86PYSLX Payden Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.91PYRLX Payden High IncomePairCorr
  0.85PYUSX Payden GovernmentPairCorr
  0.79PYVAX Payden Equity 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 Payden Mutual Fund performing well and Payden Absolute 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 Payden Absolute'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.