Intermediate Bond Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Intermediate Bond and Vanguard Global Equity is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Intermediate Bond 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.

Intermediate Bond Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Intermediate Bond Fund and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Intermediate Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Intermediate Mutual Fund

  0.82FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.74AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.77ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.76ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.86ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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