Real Estate Correlations

PDIFX Fund  USD 15.86  0.33  2.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Real Estate Debt and Global Diversified Income is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Real Estate 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.

Real Estate Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Real Estate Debt and DJI is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Real Estate Debt and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Real Mutual Fund

  0.99VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.98VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.98VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.89CPAYX Columbia Pacific/asiaPairCorr
  0.92CASAX Columbia Pacific/asiaPairCorr
  0.82CCCZX Center St BrookfieldPairCorr
  0.92CASCX Columbia Pacific/asiaPairCorr
  0.95MGHRX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.95MSEQX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.95MSHLX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.9JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.86BA Boeing Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

Moving against Real Mutual Fund

  0.51MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.32HPQ HP IncPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Real Mutual Fund performing well and Real Estate 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 Real Estate'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.