Pimco Total Correlations

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The correlation of Pimco Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Pimco Total Return and DJI is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Pimco Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.88PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.88PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.89PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.88PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.8PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.76PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.93PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.93PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.73PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.86PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.73PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.8PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.75PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.73PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.91PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.8PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.81PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.8PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.8PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.7PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.72PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.72PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr

Moving against Pimco Mutual Fund

  0.43PFTCX Short Term 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 Pimco Mutual Fund performing well and Pimco Total 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 Total'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.