Federated Total Correlations

FTGSX Fund  USD 9.25  0.03  0.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Federated Total Return and Victory Diversified Stock is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Federated Total 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.

Federated Total Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Federated Total Return and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Federated Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Federated Total Return. 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 state.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.63FSGVX Federated U SPairCorr
  0.81INISX Federated IntermediatePairCorr
  0.63FSTYX Federated Short TermPairCorr
  0.85FTGLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91RRFCX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.84RRFIX Federated Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.96FTRBX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.43QKACX Federated Mdt AllPairCorr
  0.41QLSGX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.41QLSCX Federated Mdt SmallPairCorr
  0.35SBFIX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.35FSBKX Federated Global AllPairCorr
  0.35FSTRX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.34QKBGX Federated Mdt BalancedPairCorr
  0.36VSFIX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr
  0.35VSFRX Federated Clover SmallPairCorr
  0.33FDERX Federated Equity IncomePairCorr

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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.
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated Total 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 Federated Total'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.