Federated Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Federated Total Return and Thrivent Income Fund is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Federated Total Return and DJI is -0.21 (i.e., Very good 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 census.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.75EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.79STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.79STIAX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.79STILX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.79STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.91FSGVX Federated U SPairCorr
  0.98INISX Federated IntermediatePairCorr
  0.62FSILX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.72FSTIX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.61FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.7FTIAX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.97FTIBX Federated Global TotalPairCorr
  0.98FTIIX Federated Global TotalPairCorr
  1.0FTGLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0FTGSX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97RRFAX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.97RRFCX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.97RRFIX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.77QKACX Federated Mdt AllPairCorr
  0.76FRSAX Federated Floating RatePairCorr
  0.72FSTKX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.72FSTLX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.72FSTRX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.64QKBGX Federated Mdt BalancedPairCorr
  0.64QLSCX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.63QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.57VSFCX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr
  0.54FDERX Federated Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.48FULIX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.48FULLX Federated Hermes UltPairCorr
  0.46FULAX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.46FULBX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.43SVAAX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.41SVAIX Federated Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.4SVACX 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   
TTRBXLBIIX
TIMTXTFBIX
TIMTXOKMUX
TIMTXPATIX
TFBIXPATIX
PATIXOKMUX
  
High negative correlations   
IPBAXLBIIX
TTRBXIPBAX
OKMUXIPBAX

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.