Madison Core Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Madison Core Bond and Putnam Retirement Advantage is 0.17 (i.e., Average 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 0.62 (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
  0.65MMDAX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.7MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.71MNVRX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.66BVAOX Broadview OpportunityPairCorr
  0.71MADAX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.77MADRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.65MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.71BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.67MSCIX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.67MSCRX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.64MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.71MBLAX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.97MBORX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.97MBOYX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.8MBOAX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.72MCNAX Madison ConservativePairCorr
  0.77MDCIX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.67MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.73MENIX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.67MENRX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.72MENYX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.71MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78MIIRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.82MIIBX Madison High QualityPairCorr
  0.73MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.78MIVIX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.67GTFHX Madison Tax FreePairCorr
  0.76GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.86VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.86VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.88VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.88VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.88BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.66BFACX Bond FundPairCorr

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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.