Largecap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Largecap Sp 500 and Dreyfus Natural Resources is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Largecap 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.

Largecap Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Largecap Sp 500 and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Largecap Sp 500 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Largecap Sp 500. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Largecap Mutual Fund

  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  1.0VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.92FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.79BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.8BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.79MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.71JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.7MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.7MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.74JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr

Moving against Largecap Mutual Fund

  0.7PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.39MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.35KO Coca ColaPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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