Pimco Foreign Correlations

PFUPX Fund  USD 7.53  0.03  0.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Pimco Foreign Bond and Eventide Healthcare Life is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Pimco Foreign 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.

Pimco Foreign Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

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

  0.79PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.78PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.78PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.77PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.74PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.8PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.82PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.86PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.8PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.89PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.74PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.73PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.8PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.75PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  1.0PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.74PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.66PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.79PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.77PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.83PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  1.0PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  1.0PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  1.0PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  1.0PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.68PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.74PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.74PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.62PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

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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 Pimco Mutual Fund performing well and Pimco Foreign 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 Pimco Foreign'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.