FlexShares IBoxx Correlations

TDTF Etf  USD 23.86  0.07  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between FlexShares iBoxx 5 and Vanguard Short Term Inflation Protected is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of FlexShares IBoxx 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.

FlexShares IBoxx Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with FlexShares Etf

  0.98TIP iShares TIPS BondPairCorr
  0.74SPIP SPDR Portfolio TIPSPairCorr
  0.7JCPI JPMorgan InflationPairCorr
  0.76LTPZ PIMCO 15 YearPairCorr
  0.99DFIP Dimensional ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.98TIPZ PIMCO Broad TIPSPairCorr
  0.86PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.75SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.77YCL ProShares Ultra YenPairCorr
  0.86CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.8FXY Invesco CurrencySharesPairCorr
  0.65CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.64VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.84T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.61MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.79IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.65WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.83JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.71GE GE AerospacePairCorr

Moving against FlexShares Etf

  0.31MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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FlexShares IBoxx Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between FlexShares Etf performing well and FlexShares IBoxx ETF 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 FlexShares IBoxx'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.