Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Value and T Rowe Price is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Value and DJI is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak 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

  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.78JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.97VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78JMVPX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88MVCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61CIF Mfs Intermediate HighPairCorr
  0.61AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.63XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.57XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.49XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.35PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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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.