The Hartford Correlations

HFLAX Fund  USD 7.90  0.01  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Hartford Floating and Vanguard High Yield Tax Exempt is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of The Hartford 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.

The Hartford Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between The Hartford Floating and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Floating and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Hartford Floating. 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 nation.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.86HGOFX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOIX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGORX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOSX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOTX Hartford Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.86HGOVX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.85HGOCX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.82HIACX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.74HIADX Hartford Dividend AndPairCorr
  0.82HIAGX Hartford DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.73HIASX Hartford Small PanyPairCorr
  0.82HIBCX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.79HIMCX Hartford Midcap HlsPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.88HIAHX Hartford Healthcare HlsPairCorr
  0.83HIABX Hartford Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.41HHMCX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.75HIPCX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.72HILCX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.72HIPAX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.71HILRX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.71HIPFX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.7HILAX Hartford InternaPairCorr

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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 The Mutual Fund performing well and The Hartford 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 The Hartford'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.