Madison Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Madison Small Cap and Invesco Global Real is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Madison Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Madison Small Cap and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Madison Small Cap 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 Small Cap. 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 Madison Mutual Fund

  0.91MMCRX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98MMDAX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.95MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.98MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.97BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  1.0MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.97MBLAX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.63MBOIX Madison Core BondPairCorr
  0.64MBORX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.65MBOYX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.63MBOAX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.97MCNAX Madison ConservativePairCorr
  0.97MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.95MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.9MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67MIIRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.96MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.96MIVIX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.89GTFHX Madison Tax FreePairCorr
  0.91GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.99PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.76NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.75PRVDX Versatile Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.95JINTX Johnson InternationalPairCorr
  0.92MINJX Mfs International ValuePairCorr
  0.95HFLYX Hartford FloatingPairCorr
  0.95BGHSX Brandywineglobal HighPairCorr
  0.97IRDAX Ishares Russell 3000PairCorr
  0.98MAANX Mutual Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.97CLREX Columbia BalancedPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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