Midcap Fund Correlations

PEMGX Fund  USD 47.31  0.56  1.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between Midcap Fund Class and Iaadx is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Midcap Fund 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.

Midcap Fund Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Midcap Fund Class 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 Midcap Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Midcap Fund Class. 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 Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.93SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.89PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PLCGX Largecap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98PLFIX Largecap Sp 500PairCorr
  0.91PLJAX Principal Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88PLNTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PLSAX Largecap Sp 500PairCorr
  0.85PLTQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.91PLTRX Principal Lifetime 2060PairCorr
  0.97PMAPX Midcap Sp 400PairCorr
  1.0PMBJX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0PMBMX Midcap Fund RPairCorr

Moving against Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.7PIOOX Income Fund RPairCorr
  0.59PISPX Inflation ProtectionPairCorr
  0.56PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.54PIPIX Inflation ProtectionPairCorr
  0.52PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.5PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.5PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.5PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.39PIIIX Diversified InternationalPairCorr
  0.72PRBDX Core Plus BondPairCorr
  0.7PNIIX Bond Market IndexPairCorr
  0.5POSAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.39PRWLX Diversified InternationalPairCorr

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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   
ABVCXVOLMX
ABVCXFFCGX
FFCGXVOLMX
MFTFXIAADX
FFCGXIAADX
FALCXIAADX
  
High negative correlations   
VOLMXMFTFX
ABVCXMFTFX
FFCGXMFTFX
VOLMXIAADX
ABVCXIAADX
ABVCXFALCX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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