Federated Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Federated Short Term and Federated Hermes Mdt is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Federated Short-term 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.

Federated Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Federated Short Term Income 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 Federated Short Term Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Federated Short Term 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.69EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.68QKBGX Federated Mdt BalancedPairCorr
  0.66SBFIX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.75FRIEX Federated Hermes EmergingPairCorr
  0.75STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.74STIAX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.74STILX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.85STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.78FRSAX Federated Floating RatePairCorr
  0.78FSBCX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.78FSBKX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.79FSBLX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.9FSHIX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.8INISX Federated IntermediatePairCorr
  0.81FSHSX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.89FSILX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.86FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.61FSTBX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.74PIEFX Pnc Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.7PIGDX Pnc International GrowthPairCorr
  0.8FTGSX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.64PIUCX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.65PIUIX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.77RRFAX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.75RRFCX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.77RRFIX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.95FTRBX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.81FTRFX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.84FTRGX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.54BEARX Federated Prudent BearPairCorr

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 Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated Short-term 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 Federated Short-term'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.