Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Semiconductor Ultrasector Profund is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Ultra Short 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.

Ultra Short Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Income 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 Ultra Short 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 Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.9DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.93MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.69MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.93MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.93MSKLX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.83EUGDX Morgan Stanley EuropeanPairCorr
  0.91CPOAX Morgan Stanley Multi Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.65MFIRX Ms Global FixedPairCorr
  0.7TALTX Morgan Stanley PathwayPairCorr
  0.96TSDUX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.99PTSPX Pimco Short TermPairCorr
  0.99PTSHX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.97PSFAX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.98PTSRX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.96PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.97LUSNX Lord Abbett UltraPairCorr
  0.94VUBFX Vanguard Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.99PSDRX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.99PSDYX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.94SMPIX Semiconductor Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.64SMPSX Semiconductor Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.72EMO Clearbridge Energy MlpPairCorr
  0.93RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.93RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.96BUBSX Baird Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.64GLEAX Goldman Sachs MlpPairCorr
  0.9STRBX Sterling Capital BehPairCorr
  0.9TILCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.93KAMCX Kensington Managed IncomePairCorr
  0.93NWOBX Nationwide DestinationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ultra Mutual Fund performing well and Ultra Short 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 Ultra Short'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.