Largecap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Largecap Sp 500 and Vanguard Financials Index is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Largecap Sp 500 and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor 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

  0.63VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.64VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.64VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.64VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.64VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.64VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.64VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.64VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  1.0VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.97PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.95CIF Mfs Intermediate HighPairCorr
  0.89PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.93GSCTX Goldman Sachs SmallPairCorr
  0.68CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.69JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.61DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.67MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

Moving against Largecap Mutual Fund

  0.79XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.73XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.6XPPRX Voya Prime RatePairCorr
  0.48XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.73PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.38KO Coca Cola Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.36HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.34MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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 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.