Intermediate-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Intermediate Term Bond and Prudential Short Term Porate is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Intermediate-term 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.
  
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Moving together with Intermediate-term Mutual Fund

  0.96UIGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.98UIINX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.92UISBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  1.0URIBX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.98URIFX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.96URGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.92URSBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.9URUSX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.9UUSIX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.99MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.99DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  1.0MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.99MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.79TREIX Thrivent Natural ResPairCorr

Moving against Intermediate-term Mutual Fund

  0.63UIGRX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.63UISCX Small Cap StockPairCorr
  0.59URNQX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.54USPRX Sp 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.5UIGIX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.48UIWGX World GrowthPairCorr
  0.39UIVAX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.37UICGX Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.68UIAGX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.68JESTX John Hancock VarPairCorr
  0.58CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr
  0.41WWNPX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.33UGOFX Global Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.31LSHEX Kinetics Spin OffPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Intermediate-term Mutual Fund performing well and Intermediate-term 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 Intermediate-term'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.