Ishares Municipal Correlations

BIDAX Fund  USD 10.93  0.03  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ishares Municipal Bond and Tiaa Cref Lifestyle Conservative is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Ishares Municipal 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.

Ishares Municipal Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Ishares Municipal Bond and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ishares Municipal Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ishares Mutual Fund

  0.99VWLTX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99VWAHX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.99VWALX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.98FSMUX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.99VWLUX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.99FAFTX Franklin Federal TaxPairCorr
  0.99FFTQX Franklin Federal TaxPairCorr
  0.99FKTIX Franklin Federal TaxPairCorr
  0.99FRFTX Franklin Federal TaxPairCorr
  0.99FFQAX Franklin Federal TaxPairCorr
  0.75FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.72FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.72GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.66GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.68GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.72DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.68PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.64OAZMX Oakmark Fund R6PairCorr
  0.67VWEAX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.71ASCGX Lebenthal Lisanti SmallPairCorr
  0.71VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74ATACX Atac Inflation RotationPairCorr
  0.74VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Ishares Mutual Fund

  0.49GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr

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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 Ishares Mutual Fund performing well and Ishares Municipal 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 Ishares Municipal'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.