Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Global Gold Fund is -0.3 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Ultra Short 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.

Ultra Short Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Income and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Income 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 Ultra Short Income. 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 state.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.69TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.89DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.88TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.79TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.92TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.94MORGX Morgan Stanley MortgagePairCorr
  0.84MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MRJIX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.89MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.4MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.4MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.37MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.81MSFEX Frontier Markets PorPairCorr
  0.7MSDQX Morgan Stanley SustaPairCorr
  0.69MSDUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.69MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.49MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.45MAAOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.44MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.42MAADX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.41MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ultra Mutual Fund performing well and Ultra Short 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 Ultra Short'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.