Low Duration Correlations

PTLAX Fund  USD 9.31  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Low Duration and Low Duration Fund is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Low Duration 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.

Low Duration Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Low Duration Fund and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Low Duration Fund 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 Low Duration Fund. 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 nation.

Moving together with Low Mutual Fund

  0.95PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.94PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.94PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.94PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.93PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.62PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.85PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.84PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.96PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.97PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.97PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.62PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.75PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.96PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.62PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.97PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.97PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.84PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.62PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.93PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.97PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.94PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.86PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.86PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.86PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.96PGBIX 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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PLDAXPTLAX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Low Mutual Fund performing well and Low Duration 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 Low Duration'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.