The Hartford Correlations

IHSVX Fund  USD 27.24  0.03  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Hartford Small and Salient Mlp Energy is -0.04 (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 Small and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Small 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 Small. 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 real.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.94VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.99JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.7BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.84BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.72JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.67VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.63TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.54KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.51PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.43NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.43T 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.