Sp 500 Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sp 500 Index and Sp Midcap Index is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Sp 500 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.

Sp 500 Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Sp 500 Index and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sp 500 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 Sp 500 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with SPFIX Mutual Fund

  0.9NQQQX Shelton FundsPairCorr
  0.88SMCIX Sp Smallcap IndexPairCorr
  0.92SPXKX Sp 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.91VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.64WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.66WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.64IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.64IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr

Moving against SPFIX Mutual Fund

  0.47SNGYX Sit Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.38CAUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.34PDINX Putnam Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89RYUHX Inverse Sp 500 Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.52ASBFX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.46FLRRX Franklin Low DurationPairCorr
  0.44WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.39IIBAX Voya Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.38MSPHX Massmutual Select TotalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between SPFIX Mutual Fund performing well and Sp 500 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 Sp 500'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.