The Hartford Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between The Hartford Strategic and Tax Managed International Equity is 0.35 (i.e., Weak 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between The Hartford Strategic and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Strategic 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 Strategic. 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 census.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.62HHHFX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.61HHHSX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.62HHHTX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.62HHHYX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.87HHMAX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.83HHMCX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.89HHMFX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.88HHMIX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.89HHMYX The Hartford MunicipalPairCorr
  0.92HIABX Hartford Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93HIAOX Hartford InternationalPairCorr
  0.93HILAX Hartford InternaPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.49HGORX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.49HGOSX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.49HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.49HGOCX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.48HGOFX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.48HGOIX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.48HGOTX Hartford Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.48HGOVX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.48HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.37HIACX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.41HIASX Hartford Small PanyPairCorr
  0.39HIMCX Hartford Midcap HlsPairCorr
  0.38HIBCX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr

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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.