Midcap Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Midcap Fund R and Alger Health Sciences is 0.61 (i.e., Poor 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 R 3 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 R 3 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.93SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.72SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.98PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.89PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.9PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.75PYASX Principal Lifetime 2040PairCorr
  0.98PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.92SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93PHASX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.66SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr

Moving against Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.62PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.57PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.57PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.54PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.53PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.4STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.39PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.34PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr

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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.