Hartford Small Correlations

HSMFX Fund  USD 12.38  0.19  1.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between Hartford Small Cap and Us Government Securities is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Hartford Small 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.

Hartford Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Hartford Small Cap and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Hartford Small 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 Hartford Small 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 census.

Moving together with Hartford Mutual Fund

  0.88HGOFX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.85HGORX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.83HGOSX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOTX Hartford Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.86HGOVX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.86HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.69HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.9HGOCX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.76HIACX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.65HIADX Hartford Dividend AndPairCorr
  0.69HIBSX Hartford Stock HlsPairCorr
  0.8HIAOX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.76HIBCX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.81HILDX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.74HILCX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.88HILIX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.82HILRX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.82HILSX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.88HILTX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.73HILYX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.89HIOCX Hartford InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Hartford Mutual Fund

  0.57HIPFX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.55HIPIX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.53HIPAX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.51HIPTX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.43STWVX Hartford Schroders TaxPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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