Investment Grade Correlations

PIGIX Fund  USD 9.03  0.02  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Investment Grade Porate and Boston Partners Small is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Investment Grade 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.

Investment Grade Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Investment Grade Porate and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Investment Grade Porate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Investment Grade Porate. 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 Investment Mutual Fund

  0.95PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.95PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.89PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.96PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.78PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.86PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.95PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.83PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.98PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.95PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.94PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.96PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.96PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.84PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.81PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.96PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.94PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.82PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.76PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.82PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.68PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.81PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.8PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.82PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.79PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.76PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.71PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.81PGBIX 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Investment Mutual Fund performing well and Investment Grade 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 Investment Grade'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.