Federated Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Federated Total Return and Mesirow Financial Small is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Federated Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Federated Total Return and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Federated Total Return 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 Total Return. 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 state.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.77FRIEX Federated Hermes EmergingPairCorr
  0.91STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.92STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.94FSGVX Federated U SPairCorr
  0.91FSHIX Federated Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.94FSGIX Federated Gov SecPairCorr
  0.95FSILX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.94FSTIX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.76PIEFX Pnc Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71PIGDX Pnc International GrowthPairCorr
  0.86SVALX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.86SVAAX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.86SVAIX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.97RRFAX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  1.0FTRBX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0FTRGX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0FTRLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98FCSPX Federated Porate BondPairCorr
  0.89FULAX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.87FULBX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.89FULLX Federated Hermes UltPairCorr
  0.98FDBIX Federated BondPairCorr
  0.99FUSCX Federated Fund ForPairCorr
  0.99FUSGX Federated Fund ForPairCorr
  0.89FEUSX Federated GovernmentPairCorr
  0.97FGCSX Federated Short IntePairCorr
  1.0FGFIX Federated MortgagePairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.77QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.77QASGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.71FHUMX Federated Hermes SmidPairCorr
  0.68FHEQX Federated Hermes SdgPairCorr
  0.68KLCAX Federated Kaufmann LargePairCorr
  0.62QALGX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.61VSFIX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr
  0.59FGSAX Federated Mdt MidPairCorr
  0.59FGSKX Federated Mdt MidPairCorr
  0.57VSFSX 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated Total 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 Total'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.