Income Fund Correlations

URIFX Fund  USD 11.86  0.02  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Income Fund Income and Intermediate Term Bond Fund is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Income Fund 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.

Income Fund Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Income Fund Income and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Income Fund 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 Income Fund 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 price.

Moving together with Income Mutual Fund

  0.76UIEMX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72UIHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.67UIIFX International FundPairCorr
  0.96UIGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  1.0UIINX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.64UIISX Income StockPairCorr
  0.97UIITX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.73UIPMX Precious Metals And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81UISBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.65UISCX Small Cap StockPairCorr
  0.97URIBX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.96URGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.72URHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.81URSBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.74URUSX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.65UTMAX Target Managed AllocationPairCorr
  0.75UUSIX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.77UGOFX Global Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.99DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.99DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.97FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.95MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.95MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.98PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98PDBSX Prudential Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Income Mutual Fund

  0.74UIGRX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.69UIAGX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr

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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UIIFXUIEMX
UIISXUIGIX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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