Federated Bond Correlations

FDBLX Fund  USD 8.36  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Federated Bond and Inverse Mid Cap Strategy is -0.06 (i.e., Good 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Federated Bond Fund and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.91EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.79FRIEX Federated Hermes EmergingPairCorr
  0.94STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.94STIAX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.94STILX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.94STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.88FSGVX Federated U SPairCorr
  0.9FSHIX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.88FSGIX Federated Gov SecPairCorr
  0.98INISX Federated IntermediatePairCorr
  0.91FSHSX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.9FSILX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.89FSTIX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.9FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.79PIEFX Pnc Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76PIGDX Pnc International GrowthPairCorr
  0.89SVALX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.89FTIAX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.98FTGLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98FTGSX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.89SVAAX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.89SVAIX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.88SVACX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.96RRFAX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.96RRFCX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.98FTRBX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.66QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.48VSFCX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr
  0.47VSFAX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr
  0.47VSFIX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr

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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.