Tiaa-cref Bond Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Tiaa Cref Bond and Intermediate Term Bond Fund is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Tiaa-cref Bond 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.

Tiaa-cref Bond Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Tiaa Cref Bond Fund 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 Tiaa Cref Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund

  0.66TESHX Tiaa Cref ShortPairCorr
  0.99TGRKX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  0.99TGRNX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  0.99TGROX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  0.99TGRLX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  0.99TGRMX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  1.0TIBHX Tiaa Cref BondPairCorr

Moving against Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund

  0.44TGIHX Tiaa Cref GrowthPairCorr
  0.44TGIWX Tiaa Cref GrowthPairCorr
  0.38TEIHX Tiaa Cref EquityPairCorr
  0.38TEQWX Tiaa Cref EquityPairCorr
  0.49TILRX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.49TILPX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.44TIGRX Tiaa Cref GrowthPairCorr
  0.44TIIRX Tiaa Cref GrowthPairCorr
  0.38TICRX Tiaa Cref SocialPairCorr
  0.38TIEIX Tiaa Cref EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund performing well and Tiaa-cref Bond 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 Tiaa-cref Bond'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.