Real Return Correlations

PRAIX Fund  USD 11.95  0.10  0.83%   
The current 90-days correlation between Real Return Asset and Pimco Rae Worldwide is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Real Return 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.

Real Return Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Real Return Asset and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Real Return Asset and DJI 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 Real Return Asset. 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 Real Mutual Fund

  0.74PFATX Pimco FundamentalPairCorr
  0.98PFGAX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.98PFGCX Long Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.91PFRCX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.75PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr
  0.93PFSIX Pimco Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9PFUUX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUAX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUIX Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUNX Pimco International BondPairCorr
  0.91PFUPX Pimco Foreign BondPairCorr
  0.67PGBIX Global Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Real Mutual Fund

  0.86PFTCX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.43PFIUX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.38PFNUX Pimco Dynamic BondPairCorr
  0.33PHSIX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.31PXTNX Pimco Rae PlusPairCorr
  0.31PZCRX Pimco Credit AbsolutePairCorr

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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   
PWLBXPWLEX
PWLMXPWLBX
PFGCXPFGAX
PWLMXPWLEX
PWLIXPWLEX
PWLIXPWLBX
  
High negative correlations   
PFANXPFATX
PFGCXPFANX
PFGAXPFANX
PFATXPFBPX
PFATXPFCJX
PFGCXPFCJX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Real Mutual Fund performing well and Real Return 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 Real Return'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
PWLEX  0.27 (0.01)(0.22) 0.04  0.27 
 0.62 
 1.85 
PWLBX  0.28 (0.01)(0.22) 0.05  0.28 
 0.62 
 1.86 
PWLMX  0.26  0.00 (0.22) 0.06  0.26 
 0.61 
 1.84 
PWLIX  0.27  0.00 (0.21) 0.10  0.25 
 0.61 
 1.58 
PFBPX  0.14 (0.01)(0.38)(0.04) 0.16 
 0.30 
 1.40 
PFCJX  0.10  0.01 (0.45) 0.40  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.65 
PFATX  0.34 (0.06) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 0.76 
 2.79 
PFANX  0.10  0.02 (0.54) 0.62  0.00 
 0.32 
 0.54 
PFGAX  0.60 (0.13) 0.00  1.70  0.00 
 1.14 
 3.51 
PFGCX  0.60 (0.13) 0.00  1.77  0.00 
 1.14 
 3.51