Asset Allocation Correlations

VCAAX Fund  USD 12.81  0.07  0.54%   
The current 90-days correlation between Asset Allocation and Blue Chip Growth is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Asset Allocation 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.

Asset Allocation Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Asset Allocation Fund and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Asset Allocation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Asset Allocation Fund. 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 nation.

Moving together with ASSET Mutual Fund

  0.84VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.89VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.92VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.64VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.94VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.79VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.9VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.79VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.64VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.79VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.94VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.8VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.72VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.75VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.74VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.65ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.66BALFX American BalancedPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 ASSET Mutual Fund performing well and Asset Allocation 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 Asset Allocation'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.