Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Bond and Strategic Asset Management is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Bond and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Core Mutual Fund

  0.62PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.87PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.7PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.61SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.67PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.93PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.8PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.85PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.67PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.78STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.66PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.78PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.66PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.81PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.62PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Core Mutual Fund

  0.4PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.4PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.4PHPPX 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SABPX  0.46 (0.11) 0.00 (1.98) 0.00 
 0.61 
 6.09 
SACAX  0.60 (0.12) 0.00 (1.76) 0.00 
 0.84 
 7.92 
SAGPX  0.45 (0.02) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 0.77 
 4.32 
PFIJX  0.23 (0.06) 0.00 (0.77) 0.00 
 0.33 
 1.97 
PFIEX  0.63 (0.20) 0.00 (1.98) 0.00 
 0.78 
 4.76 
PFIFX  0.24 (0.05) 0.00 (0.63) 0.00 
 0.41 
 1.80 
PFISX  0.60 (0.21) 0.00 (1.01) 0.00 
 0.74 
 5.54 
PFIPX  0.23 (0.06) 0.00 (0.98) 0.00 
 0.41 
 1.88 
SAIPX  0.31 (0.06) 0.00 (1.02) 0.00 
 0.55 
 2.20 
PFLJX  0.58 (0.13) 0.00 (1.53) 0.00 
 0.80 
 6.70