The Hartford Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between The Hartford Inflation and Prudential High Yield is 0.33 (i.e., Weak 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between The Hartford Inflation and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Inflation 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 Inflation. 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 state.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.72HHMAX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.81HHMCX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.64HHMFX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.92HIABX Hartford Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.69HIAHX Hartford Healthcare HlsPairCorr
  0.78HILAX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.75HILCX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.78HILIX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.78HILSX Hartford InternaPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.59HGORX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.59HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.59HGOCX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.56HGOFX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.56HGOIX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.56HGOSX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.56HGOTX Hartford Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.56HGOVX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.56HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.5HIAGX Hartford DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.49HIACX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.46HIBCX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.45SCURX Hartford Schroders SmallPairCorr
  0.45SCUIX Hartford Schroders SmallPairCorr
  0.44SCUVX Hartford Schroders SmallPairCorr
  0.42HIASX Hartford Small PanyPairCorr
  0.42HIMCX Hartford Midcap HlsPairCorr
  0.4HISCX Hartford Small CapPairCorr

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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.