Intermediate-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Intermediate Term Bond and Blackrock Inflation Protected is -0.01 (i.e., Good 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.

Intermediate-term Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Intermediate Term Bond Fund and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Intermediate Term Bond Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Intermediate-term Mutual Fund

  0.97UINCX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.79UINQX Usaa Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.8SRVEX Victory Diversified StockPairCorr
  1.0UITCX Usaa Intermediate TermPairCorr
  0.92UITIX Usaa Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.94GUTEX Victory Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.92ULTIX Usaa Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.8MNNAX Victory Munder MultiPairCorr
  0.93IPFIX Victory IncorePairCorr
  0.88RSDYX Victory Incore LowPairCorr
  0.69RSEGX Victory Rs SmallPairCorr
  0.68RSFYX Victory Floating RatePairCorr
  0.81RSGGX Victory Rs GlobalPairCorr
  0.79RSGRX Victory Rs GrowthPairCorr
  0.63RSFCX Victory Floating RatePairCorr
  0.67RSFMX Victory Floating RatePairCorr
  0.66RSFLX Victory Floating RatePairCorr
  0.82RSIFX Victory Rs SciencePairCorr
  0.78RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.78RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr

Moving against Intermediate-term Mutual Fund

  0.63RPPRX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.63RSPMX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.63RSPYX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.61RSPFX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.33RVACX Victory Rs ValuePairCorr

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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.