Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Income and Nebraska Tax Free Income is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Core Plus 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.

Core Plus Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Income and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Core Plus Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Core Mutual Fund

  0.85SAFEX Weitz Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.9WSHNX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.95WCPNX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.91WEFIX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.92WNTFX Nebraska Tax FreePairCorr
  0.92DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.92DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.92FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.94MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.92MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97PDBSX Prudential Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.87PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr
  0.87PAIPX Pimco Short AssetPairCorr
  0.88VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88SWYFX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.88VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.71VAADX Virtus ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.73MCNVX Mainstay ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.91ELMCX Lord Abbett TrustPairCorr

Moving against Core Mutual Fund

  0.86UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76CESGX Coho Relative ValuePairCorr
  0.74TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr
  0.72TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.72TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.71TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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