Short Duration Correlations

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The correlation of Short Duration 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 perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Short Duration moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Short Duration Bond moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Significant diversification

The correlation between Short Duration Bond and NYA 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 Short Duration Bond and NYA 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 Short Duration Bond. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in estimate.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Short Duration could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Short Duration when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Short Duration - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Short Duration Bond to buy it.

Moving together with Short Mutual Fund

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  0.76RALAX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.75RALCX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.76RALSX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.76RALRX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.76RALUX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.76RALVX Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.99RSBYX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.73RSCRX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.96RSBCX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.69RSECX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.7RSEAX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.7RSESX Us Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Short Mutual Fund performing well and Short Duration 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 Short Duration'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.

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The danger of trading Short Duration Bond is mainly related to its market volatility and Mutual Fund specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Short Duration is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Short Duration. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Short Duration Bond is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Short Duration's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Short Duration is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Short Duration's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.