Ultra Short Correlations

SMAIX Fund  USD 9.65  0.01  0.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Term and Wells Fargo Advantage is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Ultra Short 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.

Ultra Short Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Term Municipal and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Term Municipal and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Ultra Short Term Municipal. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.75SSTHX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.78STYIX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.85WUSNX Allspring Ultra ShortPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.55STYAX Wells Fargo IncomePairCorr
  0.39EMGAX Wells Fargo EmergingPairCorr
  0.32SSTVX Wells Fargo ShortPairCorr
  0.69WFEFX Wells Fargo InternationalPairCorr
  0.57WGSCX Wells Fargo GovernmentPairCorr
  0.55WGSDX Wells Fargo GovernmentPairCorr
  0.54MBFCX Total Return BondPairCorr
  0.51MBFIX Total Return BondPairCorr
  0.5MBFAX Total Return BondPairCorr

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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 Ultra Mutual Fund performing well and Ultra Short 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 Ultra Short'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.