Inflation-linked Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Linked Fixed and Lord Abbett Small is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Inflation-linked 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.

Inflation-linked Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Inflation Linked Fixed Income and DJI is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inflation Linked Fixed Income 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 Inflation Linked Fixed Income. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Inflation-linked Mutual Fund

  0.73TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.75DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.65THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.93TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.92TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.89MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.71MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.72MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Inflation-linked Mutual Fund

  0.71MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.71MADSX Msif Advantage Port Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.56MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.56MACGX Mid Cap Growth Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.55MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.73MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.71MAPLX Advantage Portfolio Class Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.67MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.66MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.38MSEEX Morgan Stanley EuropeanPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation-linked Mutual Fund performing well and Inflation-linked 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 Inflation-linked'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.