Baird Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baird Intermediate Bond and California High Yield Municipal is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Baird Intermediate 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.

Baird Intermediate Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Baird Intermediate Bond and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baird Intermediate Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Baird Intermediate Bond. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Baird Mutual Fund

  0.99BAGIX Baird Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.99BAGSX Baird Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.69BSBIX Baird Short TermPairCorr
  0.71BSBSX Baird Short TermPairCorr
  0.67BSNSX Baird Strategic MunicipalPairCorr
  0.66BSNIX Baird Strategic MunicipalPairCorr
  0.99BCOSX Baird E PlusPairCorr
  0.99BCOIX Baird E PlusPairCorr
  1.0BIMSX Baird Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.83BMBSX Baird Quality IntermPairCorr
  0.83BMBIX Baird Quality IntermPairCorr
  0.7BMNSX Baird E IntermediatePairCorr
  0.71BMNIX Baird E IntermediatePairCorr
  0.73BMQSX Baird Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.72BMQIX Baird Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.98VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.98BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.98ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.98BFACX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.98FFBOX American FundsPairCorr

Moving against Baird Mutual Fund

  0.72BSVSX Baird Smallcap ValuePairCorr
  0.72BSVIX Baird Smallcap ValuePairCorr
  0.7BUBIX Baird Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.68BUBSX Baird Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.66BSGSX Baird Smallmid CapPairCorr
  0.66BSGIX Baird Smallmid CapPairCorr
  0.56BMDSX Baird MidcapPairCorr
  0.56BMDIX Baird MidcapPairCorr
  0.38CCGIX Chautauqua Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.37CCGSX Chautauqua Global GrowthPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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