Income Fund Correlations

RIDFX Fund  USD 26.74  0.07  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between Income Fund and Prudential Real Estate is 0.64 (i.e., Poor 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Income Fund Of and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor 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.
  
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Moving together with Income Mutual Fund

  0.69AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.98RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.66AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.66AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.67RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.69AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.71AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.61TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.71TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.67FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.99RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.98AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.72AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.99RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.67RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.66AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  1.0RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.97TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.97TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.66TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.99RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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 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.