Inflation Linked Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Linked Fixed and Guidepath Conservative Income is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Inflation Linked Fixed Income and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest 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 housing.

Moving together with Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.86TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.62DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.83DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.61DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.78MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.81MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.68MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.71MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.79MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.84TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.79MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.95MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.68MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.49MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr
  0.42MSGFX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.32MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.31MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.31MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation 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.