Eaton Vance Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Eaton Vance Mbf and Us Government Securities is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Eaton Vance moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Eaton Vance Mbf moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Eaton Vance Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Eaton Vance Mbf and DJI is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Eaton Vance Mbf and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Eaton Fund performing well and Eaton Vance 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 Eaton Vance'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.