Stock Index Correlations

VSTIX Fund  USD 68.44  0.29  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Stock Index Fund and Blue Chip Growth is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Stock Index 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.

Stock Index Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Stock Index Fund and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Stock Index 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 Stock Index 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Stock Mutual Fund

  0.62VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.8VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.94VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.69VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.83VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.85VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.62VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.79VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.65VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.73VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.97VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.79VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.69VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.69VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.69VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.64VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.83VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.94VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.78VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VITSX 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 Stock Mutual Fund performing well and Stock Index 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 Stock Index'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.