Short Duration Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Short Duration Bond and Dws Equity Sector is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Short 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.

Short Duration Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Short Duration Bond and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Duration Bond 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 Short Duration Bond. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.68RNTTX International DevelopedPairCorr
  0.73RREAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.78RREYX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.63RRESX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.72RALAX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.72RALCX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.72RALSX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.79RALRX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.94RALVX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.97RSBRX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.99RSBYX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.66RSCRX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.98RSBCX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.87RSECX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.89RSESX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.98RSDTX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.94RAZAX Multi Asset GrowthPairCorr
  0.94RAZCX Multi Asset GrowthPairCorr
  0.78RSQAX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.8RBCUX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.72RSYTX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.73RBLCX Balanced StrategyPairCorr
  0.8RBLSX Balanced StrategyPairCorr
  0.71RTDAX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.9RTDCX Multifactor EquityPairCorr
  0.9RTDYX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.9RTDSX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.9RTDRX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.9RTDTX Select EquityPairCorr
  0.96RTEAX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.96RTECX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.71RTHAX Tax Exempt HighPairCorr
  0.7RTHCX Tax Exempt HighPairCorr
  0.71RTHSX Tax Exempt HighPairCorr
  0.86RTISX Select InternationalPairCorr
  0.86RTIRX Select InternationalPairCorr
  0.86RTIYX Select InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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