Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Growth and Growth Portfolio Class is -0.12 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Growth and DJI is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Growth 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 Mid Cap Growth. 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 rate.

Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.77TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.77DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.77DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.76DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.7MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.69MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.7MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.69MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.65MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.65MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  1.0MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.75MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.75MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.71TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.78TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.74MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.78MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.75MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.89MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.94MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.71MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.71MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.78MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.71MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.71MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.73MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.73MSGFX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.71MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.37MSEEX Morgan Stanley EuropeanPairCorr
  0.31MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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 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.