Low-duration Bond Correlations

GLDZX Fund  USD 12.89  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Low Duration Bond and Principal Lifetime Hybrid is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Low-duration Bond 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.

Low-duration Bond Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Low Duration Bond Investor and DJI is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Low Duration Bond Investor and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Low Duration Bond Investor. 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 nation.

Moving together with Low-duration Mutual Fund

  0.88GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.88GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.64GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.64GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.67GIIYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.69GIIZX Guidestone Funds IntPairCorr
  0.99GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.86GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.85GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.83GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.83GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr

Moving against Low-duration Mutual Fund

  0.53GFSZX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.52GFSYX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.47GVEYX Value Equity InstituPairCorr
  0.47GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.47GGEYX Guidestone Fds GrowthPairCorr
  0.47GGEZX Growth Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.45GEIYX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.45GEIZX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.44GVIYX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.44GVIZX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.44GEQYX Equity Index InstituPairCorr
  0.44GEQZX Equity Index InvestorPairCorr
  0.35GDMYX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.35GDMZX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.51GSCYX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.5GSCZX Small Cap 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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Low-duration Mutual Fund performing well and Low-duration Bond 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 Low-duration Bond'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.