Total Return Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Total Return and Meridian Trarian Fund is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Total Return 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.

Total Return Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Total Return Fund and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Total Return Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Total Return Fund. 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 Total Mutual Fund

  0.85PFBPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.88PFCJX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.7PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.89PFANX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.94PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.94PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.95PFIAX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.96PFIIX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.97PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.91PFINX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.88PFMIX Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.83PFNCX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.73PFONX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.87PFORX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.73PFNNX Pimco Preferred AndPairCorr
  0.82PFNIX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.86PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.88PFOAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.66PFOCX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.82PFRAX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.87PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.76PFPNX Pimco Capital SecPairCorr
  0.81PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.82PFTPX Pimco Floating IncomePairCorr
  0.8PFRRX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.81PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71PGAPX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.73PXTIX Fundamental IndexplusPairCorr
  0.82PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.84PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Total Mutual Fund

  0.6PWLMX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.6PWLIX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.57PWLEX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr
  0.41PWLBX Pimco Rae WorldwidePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Total Mutual Fund performing well and Total Return 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 Total Return'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.