The Hartford Correlations

HMDFX Fund  USD 24.70  0.02  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Hartford Midcap and Metropolitan West High is -0.14 (i.e., Good 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between The Hartford Midcap and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Midcap 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 Midcap. 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 census.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.98HGOFX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.94HGOIX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.94HGORX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.98HGOSX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.98HGOTX Hartford Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.98HGOVX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.98HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.94HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.94HGOCX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.79HGXAX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.8HGXCX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.85HGXFX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.78HGXIX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.79HGXRX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.79HGXSX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.78HGXTX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.78HGXVX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.78HGXYX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.98HIACX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.69HIADX Hartford Dividend AndPairCorr
  0.91HIAGX Hartford DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.99HIASX Hartford Small PanyPairCorr
  0.98HIBCX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  1.0HIMCX Hartford Midcap HlsPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.7HIABX Hartford Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.7HILRX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.7HILTX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.68HILAX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.68HILDX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.68HILCX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.68HILIX Hartford InternaPairCorr

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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.