Harbor Mid Correlations

HMCNX Fund  USD 15.70  0.24  1.55%   
The current 90-days correlation between Harbor Mid Cap and Ultrasmall Cap Profund Ultrasmall Cap is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Harbor Mid 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.

Harbor Mid Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Harbor Mid Cap and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Harbor Mid Cap 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 Harbor Mid Cap. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Harbor Mutual Fund

  0.81HICSX Harbor Vertible SecuPairCorr
  0.89HIMGX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HIMVX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HILVX Harbor Large CapPairCorr
  0.93HISVX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.73HISWX Harbor Strategic GrowthPairCorr
  0.97HISGX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  1.0HMCLX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0HMCRX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87HNACX Harbor Capital ApprePairCorr
  0.81HNCVX Harbor Vertible SecuPairCorr
  0.84ESCWX Embark Small CapPairCorr
  0.93ESCQX Embark Small CapPairCorr
  0.74HNGSX Harbor Strategic GrowthPairCorr
  0.96HNMVX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HNLVX Harbor Large CapPairCorr
  0.89HNMGX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97HNSGX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.93HNVRX Harbor Small CapPairCorr
  0.87HRCAX Harbor Capital ApprePairCorr
  0.81HRCSX Harbor Vertible SecuPairCorr
  0.89HRMGX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HRMVX Harbor Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96HRLVX Harbor Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Harbor Mutual Fund

  0.41HIISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.4HNISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.49HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.49HACBX Harbor Core BondPairCorr
  0.49HABDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.43HRISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.4HAISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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