Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Bond and Us Government Securities is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Core Plus 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.

Core Plus Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Bond and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Core Plus Bond 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 Core Plus Bond. 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 Core Mutual Fund

  0.8PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.8PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.78PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.8PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.79SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.95PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.95PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.95PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.94STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.76PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.69PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.77PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.7PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.67PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Core Mutual Fund

  0.57PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.31PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.56PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.5PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.57PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Core Mutual Fund performing well and Core Plus 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 Core Plus' 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.