Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap 15x and Artisan High Income is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap 15x Strategy and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap 15x Strategy 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 Mid Cap 15x Strategy. 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 commodities.

Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.81RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.72RYAKX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr
  0.78RYAHX Mid Cap 15xPairCorr
  0.61RYANX Nova Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.72RYAZX Sp Smallcap 600PairCorr
  0.73RYAWX Sp 500 PurePairCorr
  0.85RYAVX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.92RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.92RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.61RYEAX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61RYECX Energy Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2x Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.73RYCNX Transportation Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.73RYCMX Russell 2000 15xPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.9RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.84RYAGX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.63RYARX Inverse Sp 500 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.58RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.58RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.51RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.86RYCLX Inverse Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74RYCQX Inverse Russell 2000 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.73RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.73RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.57RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.51RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr

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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.