Sp 500 Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sp 500 Index and Sp Midcap Index is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Sp 500 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.

Sp 500 Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Sp 500 Index and DJI is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sp 500 Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Sp 500 Index. 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 SPFIX Mutual Fund

  0.94EMSLX Shelton Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94EMSQX Shelton Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92NQQQX Shelton FundsPairCorr
  0.98NASDX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  1.0EQTKX Shelton E ValuePairCorr
  1.0EQTIX Shelton E ValuePairCorr
  0.98NDXKX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.95NEXIX Shelton Green AlphaPairCorr
  0.97NEXTX Shelton Green AlphaPairCorr
  0.93SISEX Shelton InternationalPairCorr
  0.93SISLX Shelton InternationalPairCorr
  0.91SMCIX Sp Smallcap IndexPairCorr
  0.79SMLKX Sp Smallcap IndexPairCorr
  0.89DEBTX Shelton Tactical CreditPairCorr
  0.89DEBIX Shelton Tactical CreditPairCorr
  0.87SPMIX Sp Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.87MIDKX Sp Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.91SPXKX Sp 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  1.0VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.75BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.98SPGSX State Street PremierPairCorr
  0.82KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.93FABZX K2 Alternative StrategiesPairCorr

Moving against SPFIX Mutual Fund

  0.47CAUKX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.45CAUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between SPFIX Mutual Fund performing well and Sp 500 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 Sp 500'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.