Madison Core Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Madison Core Bond and Prudential Core Conservative is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Madison Core 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.

Madison Core Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Madison Core Bond 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 Madison Core Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Madison Core Bond. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Madison Mutual Fund

  0.75MMCRX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79MMDAX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.72MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.74MNVRX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.73BVAOX Broadview OpportunityPairCorr
  0.82MADAX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.79MADRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.79MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.82BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.74MSCIX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.74MSCRX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.74MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.85MBLAX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.99MBORX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.98MBOYX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.99MBOAX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.87MCNAX Madison ConservativePairCorr
  0.75MDCIX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.8MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.81MENIX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.81MENRX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.79MENYX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.73MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94MIIRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.94MIIBX Madison High QualityPairCorr
  0.72MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.85GTFHX Madison Tax FreePairCorr
  0.74GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.95VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.96VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.95VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.93VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.95VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.94ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.93BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.93BFACX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.95FBOFX American FundsPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Madison Mutual Fund performing well and Madison Core 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 Madison Core'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.