Mainstay Government Correlations

MGVNX Fund  USD 7.51  0.01  0.13%   
The correlation of Mainstay Government 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.

Mainstay Government Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Mainstay Government Fund and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Government Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Mainstay Government 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.69MKINX Mainstay Tax FreePairCorr
  0.72MMHEX Mainstay Mackay HighPairCorr
  0.7MMHVX Mainstay High YieldPairCorr
  0.62MNODX Mainstay Mackay NewPairCorr
  0.63MNOVX Mainstay New YorkPairCorr
  0.71EPSRX Mainstay Epoch GlobalPairCorr
  0.7EPSIX Mainstay Epoch GlobalPairCorr
  0.84VCRVX Mainstay Cbre GlobalPairCorr
  0.84VCRQX Mainstay Cbre GlobalPairCorr
  0.97MSYEX Mainstay Mackay UncoPairCorr
  0.97MSYDX Mainstay UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.91ICELX Mainstay Epoch InterPairCorr
  0.7MTBDX Mainstay Mackay TaxPairCorr
  0.8MTFEX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.8MTFDX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.85MTFHX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.78MTFFX Mainstay Mackay StrategicPairCorr
  0.7MTINX Mainstay Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.99MTMNX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.72MTODX Mainstay Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.99MTRDX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.61MCYAX Mainstay CandriamPairCorr

Moving against Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.6MLGRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.59MLINX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.59MLRTX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.59MLRSX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.59MLRRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.59MOINX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.41MMRDX Mainstay ModeratePairCorr
  0.64KLGNX Mainstay Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.48MGDNX Mainstay Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.44MCINX Mainstay ConvertiblePairCorr

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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 Mainstay Mutual Fund performing well and Mainstay Government 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 Mainstay Government'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.