Ultra Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ultra Short Income and Fa 529 Aggressive is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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 Income 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 Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Ultra Short Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.85DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.63TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.63MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.69MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Ultra Mutual Fund

  0.69MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.66MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.65MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.64MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.6TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.6MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.52MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.52MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.52MRGEX Msif Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.51MMKBX Emerging Markets Por Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.46MMMPX Msif Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.87MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.81MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.79MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.72MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.69MSDEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.66MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.65MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.63MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.53MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.53MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.52MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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.