Growth Income Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Growth Income and Blue Chip Growth is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Growth Income 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.

Growth Income Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Growth Income Fund and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Income 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 Growth Income 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 Growth Mutual Fund

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  0.9VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.94VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.64VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.95VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.77VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.84VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.74VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.7VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.7VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.91VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.83VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.66VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.75VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.72VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.8VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.94VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

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 Growth Mutual Fund performing well and Growth Income 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 Growth Income'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.