Mainstay Moderate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mainstay Moderate and Mainstay Tax Free is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Mainstay Moderate 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 Moderate Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mainstay Moderate Allocation and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mainstay Moderate Allocation 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 Moderate Allocation. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.87MLGRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.86MLINX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.86MLRTX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.86MLRSX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.86MLRRX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.93EPLIX Mainstay Epoch EquityPairCorr
  0.93EPLDX Mainstay Epoch EquityPairCorr
  0.74EPSRX Mainstay Epoch GlobalPairCorr
  0.73EPSIX Mainstay Epoch GlobalPairCorr
  0.78MOINX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.73VCRVX Mainstay Cbre GlobalPairCorr
  0.75VCRQX Mainstay Cbre GlobalPairCorr
  0.91MSMIX Mainstay Map EquityPairCorr
  0.95MBERX Mainstay BalancedPairCorr
  0.95MBINX Mainstay BalancedPairCorr
  0.74MTINX Mainstay Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.77MTODX Mainstay Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.89KLGNX Mainstay Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.91MCINX Mainstay ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.9MCKNX Mainstay ConservativePairCorr
  0.93MCSSX Mainstay Mon StockPairCorr

Moving against Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.49ICELX Mainstay Epoch InterPairCorr
  0.33MTMNX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.32MSYDX Mainstay UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.38MGVNX Mainstay GovernmentPairCorr
  0.32MTRDX Mainstay Total ReturnPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mainstay Mutual Fund performing well and Mainstay Moderate 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 Moderate'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.