Homestead Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Homestead Intermediate and International Equity Fund is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Homestead Intermediate 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.

Homestead Intermediate Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Homestead Intermediate Bond and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Homestead Intermediate Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Homestead Intermediate 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Homestead Mutual Fund

  0.68HOSBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.9HOSGX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.98VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.92FBOFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.92FFBOX American FundsPairCorr
  0.92BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.92ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.63AIAFX Alpine Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.62FTCWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.69SRJAX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.72MQRIX Acr Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.62TIOBX Transamerica FundsPairCorr
  0.66VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.66FZROX Fidelity Zero TotalPairCorr
  0.64VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.64DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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