Mid Cap Correlations

MMCGX Fund  USD 23.26  0.42  1.84%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Growth and Emerging Markets Equity is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Mid Cap 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.

Mid Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Growth and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Growth 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 Mid Cap Growth. 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 price.

Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.88MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.88MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.88MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.61MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.82THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.99MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  1.0MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.86MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.61MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.87MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.64MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.86MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.62MAAYX Morgan Stanley FocusPairCorr
  0.61MABBX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.99MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  1.0MACGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.76TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.75TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.7MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.68TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.73MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.36MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.32MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr

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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 Mid Mutual Fund performing well and Mid Cap 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 Mid Cap'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEMUX  0.75 (0.06)(0.13)(0.02) 0.94 
 1.69 
 5.15 
DINDX  0.11  0.00 (0.45) 0.24  0.05 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.12  0.00 (0.50) 0.06  0.07 
 0.19 
 0.58 
DINAX  0.11  0.00 (0.44)(0.17) 0.08 
 0.20 
 0.96 
MLMAX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.36 
 4.02 
MLMCX  0.60 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.69 
 1.33 
 4.01 
MLNSX  0.67 (0.01)(0.02) 0.11  0.76 
 1.39 
 4.38 
MLMIX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.35 
 4.01 
MLMSX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.34 
 4.05 
MLNCX  0.67 (0.01)(0.02) 0.11  0.77 
 1.39 
 4.38