First American Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First American Funds and Vanguard Total Stock is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of First American 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.

First American Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between First American Funds and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First American Funds and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First American Funds. Also, note that the market value of any money market fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in interest.
For more information on how to buy First Money Market Fund please use our How to Invest in First American guide.

Moving together with First Money Market Fund

  0.92UPRXX Ubs Money SeriesPairCorr

Moving against First Money Market Fund

  0.6PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr
  0.44VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.43VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.41NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr

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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 First Money Market Fund performing well and First American Money Market 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 First American'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTSAX  0.56  0.05  0.05  0.09  0.75 
 1.08 
 5.94 
VFIAX  0.51  0.06  0.03  0.88  0.73 
 0.97 
 5.48 
VTSMX  0.55  0.05  0.05  0.09  0.75 
 1.08 
 5.94 
VITSX  0.55  0.05  0.05  0.09  0.75 
 1.08 
 5.95 
VSTSX  0.55  0.05  0.05  0.09  0.75 
 1.09 
 5.94 
VSMPX  0.55  0.05  0.05  0.09  0.75 
 1.09 
 5.94 
VFINX  0.51  0.06  0.04  0.86  0.73 
 0.97 
 5.48 
VFFSX  0.52  0.05  0.05  0.10  0.72 
 1.09 
 5.48 
VGTSX  0.58 (0.12) 0.00 (0.38) 0.00 
 1.13 
 4.43 
VTIAX  0.56 (0.09) 0.00 (0.25) 0.00 
 1.14 
 4.45