Correlation Between Ultra Short and Income Fund

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Ultra Short and Income Fund at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Ultra Short and Income Fund into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Ultra Short Term Bond and Income Fund Income, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Ultra Short and Income Fund and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Ultra Short with a short position of Income Fund. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Ultra Short and Income Fund.

Diversification Opportunities for Ultra Short and Income Fund

0.86

Correlation Coefficient

Ultra Short  Income Fund

Very poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Ultra and Income is 0.86. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Term Bond and Income Fund Income in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Income Fund Income and Ultra Short is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Ultra Short Term Bond are associated (or correlated) with Income Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Income Fund Income has no effect on the direction of Ultra Short i.e., Ultra Short and Income Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Ultra Short and Income Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Ultra Short is expected to generate 2.1 times less return on investment than Income Fund. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, Ultra Short Term Bond is 3.05 times less risky than Income Fund. It trades about 0.22 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Income Fund Income is currently generating about 0.15 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  1,133  in Income Fund Income on May 5, 2025 and sell it today you would earn a total of  31.00  from holding Income Fund Income or generate 2.74% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Strong
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Ultra Short Term Bond  vs.  Income Fund Income

Ultra Short Term

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Ultra Short Term Bond are ranked lower than 17 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Ultra Short is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Income Fund Income

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Good

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Income Fund Income are ranked lower than 12 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Income Fund is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Ultra Short and Income Fund

The main advantage of trading using opposite Ultra Short and Income Fund positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Ultra Short position performs unexpectedly, Income Fund can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Income Fund will offset losses from the drop in Income Fund's long position.

The idea behind Ultra Short Term Bond and Income Fund Income pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Investing Opportunities module to build portfolios using our predefined set of ideas and optimize them against your investing preferences.