Short Term Correlations

RMMGX Fund  USD 9.59  0.01  0.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between Short Term Bond and Western Asset E is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Short Term 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.

Short Term Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Short Term Bond 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 Short Term Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

  0.7AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.98FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.76AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.8AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.69TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.66TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.69TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.73RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.95AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.88TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.9TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.9TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against Short Mutual Fund

  0.52RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.6AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.59AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.52RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Short Mutual Fund performing well and Short Term 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 Short Term'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.