Core Plus Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Core Plus Income and Artisan High Income is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Core Plus 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.

Core Plus Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Core Plus Income and DJI is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Core Plus Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Core Mutual Fund

  0.85SAFEX Weitz Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.81WSHNX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.85WCPBX Core Plus IncomePairCorr
  0.94WEFIX Short Duration IncomePairCorr
  0.79WNTFX Nebraska Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.81MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.84PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.83PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.84PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.84PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.84FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.82DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.83MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.83MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.82BXECX Barings Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82BXEIX Barings Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82BXEAX Barings Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83HLDIX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.8HLDRX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.84HLDAX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.8HLDCX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.8HLDTX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.82ACCSX Access Capital MunityPairCorr
  0.66TEMHX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.7VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.75FXIDX Fixed Income SharesPairCorr
  0.84REMVX Rbc Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95MFIRX Ms Global FixedPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Core Mutual Fund performing well and Core Plus 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 Core Plus' 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.