High Yield Correlations

THYUX Fund  USD 3.26  0.01  0.31%   
The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Fund and Nuveen Real Estate is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of High Yield 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.

High Yield Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between High Yield Fund 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 High Yield Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with High Mutual Fund

  0.84MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr

Moving against High Mutual Fund

  0.45DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.44TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.35MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.34MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.34MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.44MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.41MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.37MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.37MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.36MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.35MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.33MSGFX Global Franchise PorPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between High Mutual Fund performing well and High Yield 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 High Yield'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.