Long-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Long Term Government and T Rowe Price is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Long-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.

Long-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Long Term Government Fund and DJI is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Long Term Government Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Long-term Mutual Fund

  0.91PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.91PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.87PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.88PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.76PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.9PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.95PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.86PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.86PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.88PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.9PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.8PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.87PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.9PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.86PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.89PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.81PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.74PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.86PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.89PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.89PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.94PGCAX Investment Grade PoratePairCorr
  0.9PGNPX Pimco Global BondPairCorr
  0.94PGOVX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.89PGSAX Pimco Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.81PYMCX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.88PYMNX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.75PHDAX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.71PHDCX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.73PHIYX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.8PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Long-term Mutual Fund performing well and Long-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 Long-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.