Total Return Correlations

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The correlation of Total Return 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.

Total Return Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Total Return Bond and DJI is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Total Return Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Total Return Bond. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Total Mutual Fund

  0.91SRUAX Spectrum Fund AdviserPairCorr
  0.87SRUIX Spectrum Fund InstitPairCorr
  0.84QNTAX Quantex Fund AdviserPairCorr
  0.89QNTIX Quantex Fund InstituPairCorr
  0.98IFAAX Infrastructure FundPairCorr
  0.87IFAIX Infrastructure FundPairCorr
  0.94BLNAX Balanced Fund AdviserPairCorr
  0.94FLBDX Total Return BondPairCorr
  0.92FLCGX Quantex Fund RetailPairCorr
  0.86FLDOX Dividend OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.82FLDGX Dynamic GrowthPairCorr
  0.84FLDFX Balanced Fund RetailPairCorr
  0.91FLFGX Global OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.82FLMIX Muirfield Fund InstiPairCorr
  0.87FLMFX Muirfield Fund RetailPairCorr
  0.82FLMAX Muirfield Fund AdviserPairCorr
  0.87FLRUX Infrastructure FundPairCorr
  0.82FLSPX Spectrum Fund RetailPairCorr
  0.86DVOIX Dividend OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.86DVOAX Dividend OpportunitiesPairCorr
  1.0BNDAX Total Return BondPairCorr
  0.82GBPAX Global OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.82GBPIX Global OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.91DYGIX Dynamic GrowthPairCorr
  0.82DYGAX Dynamic GrowthPairCorr
  0.98BSIKX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.92BSICX Blackrock Strategic OppsPairCorr
  0.92BASIX Blackrock Strategic OppsPairCorr
  0.98BSIIX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.86JSORX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.88JSOZX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.82JSOCX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.86JSOSX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.81JSOAX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.84PMZCX Pimco Mortgage OpporPairCorr
  0.84GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.78GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

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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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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