Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Index and Pgim Jennison Technology is 0.64 (i.e., 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Index and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good 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.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Mid Cap 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.95VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.97VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.94VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.98VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.96VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.98VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.94VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.89VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.9VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.96VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.94VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.98VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.96VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.99VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.96VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.72VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.94VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.99VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  1.0UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.95USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr

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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.