Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Index and Doubleline Total Return is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Mid Cap 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.

Mid Cap Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Index and DJI is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Index 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 Mid Cap Index. 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 Mid Mutual Fund

  0.92VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.93VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.74VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.9VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.94VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.91VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.66VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.81VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.62VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.91VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.96VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.89VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.97VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.94VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.68VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.87VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.74VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.88VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.93VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.36PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mid Mutual Fund performing well and Mid Cap 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 Mid Cap'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.