Short-term Bond Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Short Term Bond and T Rowe Price is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Short-term Bond 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-term Bond Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Short Term Bond Fund and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Term Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Short Term Bond 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Short-term Mutual Fund

  0.62IPFIX Victory IncorePairCorr
  0.83RSDYX Victory Incore LowPairCorr

Moving against Short-term Mutual Fund

  0.57SSGSX Victory Sycamore SmallPairCorr
  0.56RSGFX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.55RSDGX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.47MMECX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.47MMMMX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.46RSEGX Victory Rs SmallPairCorr
  0.42MMMSX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.41RPPRX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.39MMIJX Victory Integrity MidPairCorr
  0.38MMEAX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.32SRVEX Victory Diversified StockPairCorr
  0.32RSGGX Victory Rs GlobalPairCorr
  0.55RSSYX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.53VSCVX Victory Integrity SmallPairCorr
  0.47VSVIX Victory Integrity SmallPairCorr
  0.46RSIFX Victory Rs SciencePairCorr
  0.46RSYEX Victory Rs SmallPairCorr
  0.45RSPYX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.42RSIYX Victory Rs InvestorsPairCorr
  0.41RSINX Victory Rs InvestorsPairCorr
  0.41RSPFX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.41RSPMX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.39RSVAX Victory Rs ValuePairCorr
  0.39RSVYX Victory Rs ValuePairCorr

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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 Short-term Mutual Fund performing well and Short-term Bond 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-term Bond'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.