Federated Bond Correlations

FDBCX Fund  USD 8.46  0.04  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Federated Bond and Jhancock Diversified Macro is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Federated 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.

Federated Bond Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Federated Bond Fund and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Federated Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Federated 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.82EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.85STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.85STIAX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.85STILX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.86STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.92FSGVX Federated U SPairCorr
  0.61FSHIX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.99INISX Federated IntermediatePairCorr
  0.67FSILX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.76FSTIX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.66FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.75FTIAX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.97FTIBX Federated Global TotalPairCorr
  0.97FTIIX Federated Global TotalPairCorr
  0.98FTGLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98FTGSX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.61PIUCX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.98RRFAX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.98RRFCX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.98RRFIX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.75FRSAX Federated Floating RatePairCorr
  0.7QKACX Federated Mdt AllPairCorr
  0.64FSTKX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.64FSTLX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.64FSTRX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.55QKBGX Federated Mdt BalancedPairCorr
  0.55QLSCX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.54QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.47FULIX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.47FULLX Federated Hermes UltPairCorr
  0.45FULAX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.45FULBX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.45FDERX Federated Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.36SVAAX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.34SVAIX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.33SVACX Federated Strategic 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 Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated 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 Federated 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.