Mainstay Total Correlations

MTMIX Fund  USD 9.02  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mainstay Total Return and Scharf Global Opportunity is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Mainstay 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.

Mainstay Total Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Mainstay 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 Mainstay Total Return 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 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.79MKTBX Mainstay Tax FreePairCorr
  0.79MKTRX Mainstay Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.77MMHAX Mainstay High YieldPairCorr
  0.8MMHDX Mainstay High YieldPairCorr
  0.69MMHIX Mainstay High YieldPairCorr
  0.7MNOCX Mainstay New YorkPairCorr
  0.68MNOAX Mainstay New YorkPairCorr
  0.68MNOIX Mainstay New YorkPairCorr
  0.7MNOLX Mainstay Mackay NewPairCorr
  0.62FCGYX Mainstay Pinestone GlobalPairCorr
  0.83FCICX Mainstay PinestonePairCorr

Moving against Mainstay Mutual Fund

  0.5MLAIX Mainstay Large CapPairCorr
  0.32MOPCX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.32MOPAX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.32MOTBX Mainstay Epoch SmallPairCorr
  0.31MOPIX Mainstay Epoch 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.
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 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 Mainstay 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.