Morningstar Total Correlations

MSTRX Fund  USD 8.82  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Morningstar Total Return and Gmo Emerging Markets is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Morningstar Total 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.

Morningstar Total Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Morningstar Total Return and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morningstar Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Morningstar Total Return. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Morningstar Mutual Fund

  0.66MSTPX Morningstar MunicipalPairCorr
  0.97VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.97VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.97VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.97FBOFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.97FFBOX American FundsPairCorr
  0.98BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.98ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr

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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 Morningstar Mutual Fund performing well and Morningstar Total 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 Morningstar Total'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.