Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return and Vanguard Institutional Index is -0.1 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Total Return Fund and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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.
  
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Moving together with Total Mutual Fund

  0.72PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.89PNRNX Pimco RealestaterealrePairCorr
  0.87PSLDX Pimco Stocksplus LongPairCorr
  0.67PSPTX Stocksplus Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.66PTLCX Low DurationPairCorr
  1.0PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.98MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.98MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.94PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.96DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.93MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.93MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.81APDKX Artisan InternationalPairCorr
  0.77JHYUX Jpmorgan High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.64PQTAX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr

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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.