The Hartford Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Hartford Midcap and The Hartford Midcap is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of The Hartford 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.

The Hartford Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between The Hartford Midcap and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Midcap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Hartford Midcap. 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 state.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.98PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.71PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.81PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.72PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.84VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.95VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.86VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.71JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.76BA Boeing Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.65HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.43VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.43VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.43VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.61TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.52PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.5MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.49KO Coca Cola Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.46JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.39T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between The Mutual Fund performing well and The Hartford 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 The Hartford'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.