Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Value and Select Fund A is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Mid Cap 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.

Mid Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Value and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.64VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.89JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.99VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84JMVPX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91MVCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.71VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.72VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.73VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.92VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.92VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.72VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.61EMSLX Shelton Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62LMISX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.71BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.71CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.69INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.44TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.41MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.34MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.32T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mid Mutual Fund performing well and Mid Cap 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 Mid Cap'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.