High Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between High Yield Fund and Strategic Asset Management is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of High Yield 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.

High Yield Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between High Yield Fund and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding High Yield Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with High Mutual Fund

  0.98SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.99PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.97PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.71PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.99SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.98PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.98PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.98PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.94STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.87PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.77PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.87PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.97PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between High Mutual Fund performing well and High Yield 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 High Yield'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SABPX  0.38  0.07  0.00  0.26  0.25 
 1.21 
 2.84 
SACAX  0.54  0.09  0.07  0.24  0.44 
 1.64 
 3.89 
SAGPX  0.47  0.07  0.04  0.24  0.37 
 1.49 
 3.45 
PFIJX  0.21  0.04 (0.17) 0.28  0.00 
 0.51 
 1.60 
PFIEX  0.56  0.12  0.05  0.41  0.47 
 1.33 
 3.32 
PFIFX  0.23  0.03 (0.19) 0.25  0.04 
 0.60 
 1.51 
PFISX  0.48  0.17  0.09  0.85  0.24 
 1.29 
 2.75 
PFIPX  0.22  0.03 (0.17) 0.26  0.06 
 0.57 
 1.59 
SAIPX  0.27  0.05 (0.08) 0.27  0.00 
 0.89 
 1.97 
PFLJX  0.53  0.09  0.07  0.25  0.43 
 1.62 
 3.85