Short Term Correlations

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The correlation of Short Term 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.

Short Term Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Short Term Bond Fund and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Term Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Short Term 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 labor statistics.

Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.85HISIX International EquityPairCorr
  0.92HOIBX Homestead IntermediatePairCorr
  0.98HOSGX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.97VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97LALDX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.97VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.96LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.78TREMX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89EPDPX Europac InternationalPairCorr
  0.87BBTIX Bridge Builder TaxPairCorr
  0.98PSHIX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.89HMJCX Hartford Municipal ShortPairCorr
  0.76FQITX Fidelity Salem StreetPairCorr
  0.85EBSFX Eubel Brady SuttmanPairCorr
  0.82FGDIX Fidelity Advisor GoldPairCorr
  0.96VTAPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.72VGWAX Vanguard Global WellPairCorr
  0.94OPIGX Oppenheimer Core BondPairCorr
  0.99VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Short Mutual Fund

  0.87SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.79HSCSX Small-company StockPairCorr
  0.67HNASX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.57HSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.86SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.48CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr

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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 Short Mutual Fund performing well and Short Term 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 Short Term'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.