Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return and Fidelity Sai Convertible is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Total Return 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.

Total Return Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Total Return Fund and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Total Return 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 Total Return 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 Total Mutual Fund

  0.96PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.96PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.96PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.96PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.72PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.87PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.73PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.97PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.97PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.95PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.95PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.97PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.73PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.84PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.95PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.73PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.95PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.92PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.84PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.95PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.93PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.93PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.62PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.97PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.62PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.99PGCAX Investment Grade PoratePairCorr
  0.61PGMAX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.97PGNPX Pimco Global BondPairCorr
  0.97PGOVX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.95PGSAX Pimco Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.84PYMCX Pimco High YieldPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Total Mutual Fund performing well and Total Return 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 Total Return'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.