Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Value and Vanguard European Stock is 0.11 (i.e., Average 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Value and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very 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

  0.82AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.85AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.84TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.82TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.8TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  1.0AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  1.0AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.82TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.82TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.84TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.85TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.85TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.83TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.83TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.87TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.88TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.88TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.79TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.82TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.82TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.86NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.65TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.43TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.37TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.65TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.59TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.43TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.59TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.55TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr

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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.