Income Fund Correlations

RIDBX Fund  USD 25.51  0.08  0.31%   
The current 90-days correlation between Income Fund and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Income Fund 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.

Income Fund Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Income Fund Of and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Income Fund Of 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 Income Fund Of. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Income Mutual Fund

  0.98AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.91AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.97RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.88AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.62AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.99FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.84RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.84AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.76AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.93RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.93RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.9RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.82RNWBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.82RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.93RNWCX New World FundPairCorr

Moving against Income Mutual Fund

  0.4FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr

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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   
RTIUXPEIRX
PEIRXPMIEX
RTIUXPMIEX
OWFIXDDCFX
AAEZXRBCIX
OWFIXSDGIX
  
High negative correlations   
OWFIXRBCIX
OWFIXPMIEX
AAEZXOWFIX
RBCIXSDGIX
OWFIXPEIRX
PMIEXDDCFX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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