Blue Chip Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blue Chip Growth and Valic Company I is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Blue Chip 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.

Blue Chip Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Blue Chip Growth and DJI is -0.38 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blue Chip Growth 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 Blue Chip 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Blue Mutual Fund

  0.99VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.61VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.62VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  1.0VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.61AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.79GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.77GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr

Moving against Blue Mutual Fund

  0.74VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.72VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.71VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.71VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.7VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.7VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.69VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.68VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.67VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.67VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.65VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.64VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.57VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.43VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.81VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.72SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.69LIIAX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.65VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.63VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.59VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.55VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.54VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.47VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.43VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.32WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.32IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr

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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VBCVXVSSVX
VSTIXVSRDX
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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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