Madison Moderate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Madison Moderate All and Vanguard Information Technology is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Madison Moderate 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.

Madison Moderate Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Madison Moderate Allocation and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Madison Moderate Allocation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Madison Moderate Allocation. 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 Madison Mutual Fund

  0.88MMCRX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.95MNVRX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.98BVAOX Broadview OpportunityPairCorr
  0.98MADAX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.99MADRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  1.0MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.99BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.98MSCIX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.98MSCRX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.98MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.99MBLAX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.67MBOIX Madison Core BondPairCorr
  0.68MBORX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.68MBOYX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.66MBOAX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.99MCNAX Madison ConservativePairCorr
  0.88MDCIX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.97MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.97MENIX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.97MENRX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.97MENYX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.88MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73MIIRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.73MIIBX Madison High QualityPairCorr
  0.95MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.95MIVIX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.91GTFHX Madison Tax FreePairCorr
  0.88GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.98FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.99ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98RLBBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98CLBAX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98CLBEX American BalancedPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Madison Mutual Fund performing well and Madison Moderate 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 Madison Moderate'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.