Nuveen Preferred Correlations

NPSAX Fund  USD 16.21  0.01  0.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Nuveen Preferred Sec and Nuveen Small Cap is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Nuveen Preferred 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.

Nuveen Preferred Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Nuveen Preferred Securities and DJI is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nuveen Preferred Securities 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 Nuveen Preferred Securities. 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 nation.

Moving together with Nuveen Mutual Fund

  0.63EMGRX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.76FREAX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.73FREGX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  1.0NPSFX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  1.0NPSCX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  1.0NPSRX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.94FRKSX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.84FRMPX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.7FRLCX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.74FRSLX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95FAARX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.82NQCCX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.83NQCAX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.97FAAWX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.96FACCX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.83NQCRX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.97FAFPX Nuveen Missouri MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96FAFOX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.97FAFNX Nuveen Michigan MunicipalPairCorr
  0.87NQGCX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.96FAFMX Nuveen Ohio MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96FAFLX Nuveen Louisiana MunPairCorr
  0.97FAFKX Nuveen Orado MunicipalPairCorr
  0.88NQGAX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.88FAFJX Nuveen Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86NQGIX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.96FAMAX Nuveen Minnesota IntPairCorr
  0.96FAMTX Nuveen Minnesota IntPairCorr
  0.81FAQIX Nuveen Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.72FARCX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.97FSFRX Nuveen Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Nuveen Mutual Fund

  0.41FSCVX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Nuveen Mutual Fund performing well and Nuveen Preferred 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 Nuveen Preferred'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.