Low Duration Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Low Duration and Pimco Rae Worldwide is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Low Duration 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.

Low Duration Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Low Duration Fund and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Low Duration Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Low Duration Fund. 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 Low Mutual Fund

  0.93PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.81PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.78PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.91PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.8PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.8PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.81PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.68PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.91PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.93PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.93PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.81PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.85PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.8PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.93PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.93PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.82PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.81PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.81PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.65PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.9PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.93PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.75PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.83PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.73PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.72PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.72PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.84PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Low Mutual Fund

  0.61PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr

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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 Low Mutual Fund performing well and Low Duration 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 Low Duration'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.