Dynamic Allocation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Allocation and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Dynamic 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.

Dynamic Allocation Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.89VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.89VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.95VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.79VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.8VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.98VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.77VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.89VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.72VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.62VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.82VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.84VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.86VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.83VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.85VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.62VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.99VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.71FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.71FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.7ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.69BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.7BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.7RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.43XGEIX Guggenheim Energy IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic 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 Dynamic 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.