Intermediate Term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Intermediate Term Bond and Oklahoma College Savings is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Intermediate 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.

Intermediate Term Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Intermediate Term Bond Fund and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Intermediate Term Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Intermediate Mutual Fund

  0.98UINCX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.99UITCX Usaa Intermediate TermPairCorr
  0.94UITIX Usaa Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.82GUTEX Victory Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.72SBALX Victory StrategicPairCorr
  0.63SBFCX Victory Incore InvestmentPairCorr
  0.63SBFMX Victory PortfoliosPairCorr
  0.85ULTIX Usaa Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.76RSDGX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.79RSGGX Victory Rs GlobalPairCorr
  0.77RSGFX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.64RSGRX Victory Rs GrowthPairCorr
  0.73RSIFX Victory Rs SciencePairCorr
  0.75RSIGX Victory Rs InternationalPairCorr
  0.67RSMMX Victory Rs SmallPairCorr
  0.84RSMOX Victory Rs MidPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Intermediate Mutual Fund performing well and Intermediate 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 Intermediate 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.