Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Index and Gmo Quality Fund is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor 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 Index 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 Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.97VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.95VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.65VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.95VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.99VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.62VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.99VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.96VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.91VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.91VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.93VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.97VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.96VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.98VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.97VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.96VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.97VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.95VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.95VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.94VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.81VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.94VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.97VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.96USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.94USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.69TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.69TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.69TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.69TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr

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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.