Government Securities Correlations

VCGSX Fund  USD 9.29  0.02  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Government Securities and Mid Cap Index is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Government Securities 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.

Government Securities Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Government Securities Fund and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Government Securities 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 Government Securities 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 state.

Moving together with Government Mutual Fund

  0.62VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.63VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.99VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.85VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.81VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.96VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.7VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.85VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.67VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.85VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.7VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.82VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.83VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.72VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.91VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr

Moving against Government Mutual Fund

  0.35HAFIX Hartford Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.33QNZRX Aqr Sustainable LongPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Government Mutual Fund performing well and Government Securities 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 Government Securities' 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMIDX  0.70  0.02  0.01  0.07  0.96 
 1.44 
 8.00 
VMSGX  0.81  0.04  0.02  0.09  1.13 
 1.70 
 7.16 
VAPPX  0.82  0.08  0.05  0.25  1.13 
 1.50 
 5.93 
VSRDX  0.59 (0.01)(0.03)(0.02) 0.89 
 1.15 
 5.12 
VSTIX  0.58  0.03  0.01  0.10  0.84 
 1.21 
 5.49 
VSSVX  0.82  0.00 (0.01) 0.01  1.02 
 1.55 
 9.72 
VBCVX  0.54 (0.01)(0.04)(0.02) 0.68 
 1.18 
 5.58 
VCAAX  0.41 (0.01)(0.04)(0.03) 0.61 
 0.74 
 3.81 
VCBDX  0.25 (0.04) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 0.41 
 1.53 
VCGAX  0.58  0.03  0.02  0.10  0.84 
 1.18 
 5.70