Growth Portfolio Correlations

MGRPX Fund  USD 56.31  2.28  4.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and Goldman Sachs Short is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Growth Portfolio 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.

Growth Portfolio Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Portfolio Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Growth Portfolio Class. 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 american community survey.

Moving together with Growth Mutual Fund

  0.9MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.92MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.9MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.82MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.94MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.71TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.95MPAIX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.94MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.94MACGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95MSCMX Morgan Stanley Multi Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.86MSCOX Msif Small Pany Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95MAPLX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95MSEGX Growth Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.91MSEQX Growth Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77MSHOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against Growth Mutual Fund

  0.52MORGX Morgan Stanley MortgagePairCorr
  0.31MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.31MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.31MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.31MSIBX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.31MSLLX Active InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Growth Mutual Fund performing well and Growth Portfolio 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 Growth Portfolio'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.