Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Term and Wells Fargo Advantage is 0.39 (i.e., Weak 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Term Municipal and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Term Municipal and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Ultra Short Term Municipal. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.7DHICX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.76VMPAX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.84SADAX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.85SADIX Wells Fargo UltraPairCorr
  0.79EMGCX Wells Fargo EmergingPairCorr
  0.79SSHIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.82SSTHX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.76SSTVX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.8WSGIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.76STRIX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.73STYIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.76SCTAX California Tax FreePairCorr
  0.71SCTCX California Tax FreePairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.46STSAX Wells Fargo MonPairCorr
  0.41STAFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.4STNFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.31STDFX Wells Fargo LargePairCorr
  0.49SCVAX Small Pany ValuePairCorr
  0.49SCVNX Small Pany ValuePairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DHICX  0.06  0.00 (0.55)(0.38) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.34 
VMPAX  0.05  0.00 (0.55) 0.22  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.34 
SADAX  0.03  0.00  0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.45 
SADIX  0.03  0.00  0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.57 
EMGNX  0.65  0.05  0.03  0.15  0.88 
 1.31 
 5.12 
EMGAX  0.67  0.10  0.03  13.45  0.86 
 1.31 
 5.12 
SSHIX  0.04  0.00  0.00 (0.63) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.23 
WABIX  0.39  0.03 (0.05) 0.37  0.39 
 0.81 
 2.43 
SSTHX  0.07  0.00 (0.45)(0.35) 0.00 
 0.13 
 0.64 
SSTVX  0.04  0.00 (0.46)(0.04) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.47