Us Government Correlations

UGSFX Fund  USD 11.95  0.02  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Us Government Securities and Bond Fund Of is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Us Government 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.

Us Government Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Us Government Securities and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Us Government Securities 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 Us Government Securities. 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 census.

Moving together with UGSFX Mutual Fund

  0.67RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.98FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.84AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.68FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  1.0AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.92TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.99ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.95CFAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  1.0FBOFX American FundsPairCorr
  1.0CGTCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.97CGTAX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.74RRPPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.85RROPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.97RAMFX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.84CIRCX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.88CIVBX American Funds InterPairCorr
  0.96RCEBX Capital World BondPairCorr
  0.91FFCFX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  1.0IBFCX Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.63REJTX American Funds 2015PairCorr

Moving against UGSFX Mutual Fund

  0.61GWPEX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.61CGRGX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.61RAFGX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.55RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.54ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.43GGPCX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.32FCKTX American Funds 2060PairCorr
  0.41FGGPX American Funds GlobalPairCorr

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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 UGSFX Mutual Fund performing well and Us Government 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 Us Government'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.