Madison Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Madison Small Cap and Madison Dividend Income is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Madison 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.

Madison Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Madison Small Cap and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Madison Small Cap 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 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Madison Mutual Fund

  0.98MMCRX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98MMDAX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.89MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.99MNVRX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.93BVAOX Broadview OpportunityPairCorr
  0.82MADAX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.96MADRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.96MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.82BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  1.0MSCRX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.98MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.89MBLAX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.71MBOIX Madison Core BondPairCorr
  0.71MBORX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.67MBOYX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.7MBOAX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.9MCNAX Madison ConservativePairCorr
  0.98MDCIX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.85MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.87MENIX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.87MENRX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.96MENYX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.93MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73MIIRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.65MIIBX Madison High QualityPairCorr
  0.89MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.99MIVIX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.88GTFHX Madison Tax FreePairCorr
  0.93GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.89FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.89FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.89PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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