Morningstar Defensive Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Morningstar Defensive and Jpmorgan Emerging Markets is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Morningstar Defensive 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.

Morningstar Defensive Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Morningstar Defensive Bond and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morningstar Defensive Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Morningstar Defensive 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Morningstar Mutual Fund

  0.71MSTGX Morningstar Global IncomePairCorr
  0.71MSTPX Morningstar MunicipalPairCorr
  0.85MSTMX Morningstar MultisectorPairCorr
  0.92MSTRX Morningstar Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.88VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.61LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.68FOFQX Franklin Oregon TaxPairCorr

Moving against Morningstar Mutual Fund

  0.59SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.52MSTQX Morningstar EquityPairCorr
  0.6LSHEX Kinetics Spin OffPairCorr
  0.59LSHUX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.59LSHAX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.58SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.52RMQAX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.52RMQHX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.5VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.5JVAIX Jpmorgan Value AdvantagePairCorr
  0.5JFRNX Janus Forty FundPairCorr
  0.47SJCRX Steward Large CapPairCorr
  0.43VEIPX Vanguard Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.43WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.4TUHYX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.39RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.39RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.39RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.37FTAGX Salient Tactical GrowthPairCorr
  0.31HNSGX Harbor Small CapPairCorr

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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 Morningstar Mutual Fund performing well and Morningstar Defensive 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 Morningstar Defensive'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.