Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Term and Barings Emerging Markets is 0.25 (i.e., Modest 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Term Fixed and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Term Fixed 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 Fixed. 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 employment.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.97PTSPX Pimco Short TermPairCorr
  0.97PTSHX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.97PSFAX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.94PSDYX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.81CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.64AXP American Express Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.67JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.75VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.75VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.75VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.91JNJ Johnson Johnson Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.62TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.54AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.38VZ Verizon Communications Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.37GE GE Aerospace Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.35PG Procter Gamble Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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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.