Blue Chip Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blue Chip Growth and General Money Market is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Blue Chip 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.

Blue Chip Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Blue Chip Growth and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blue Chip Growth 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 Blue Chip Growth. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Blue Mutual Fund

  0.94VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.82VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  1.0VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.85VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.77VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.95VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.75VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.79VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.8VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.85VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.86VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.83VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.74VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.73VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.78VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.87FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.87GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.85GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.87CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr

Moving against Blue Mutual Fund

  0.71VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.69VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.67VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.62VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.56VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.53VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.52VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.61VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.57VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Blue Mutual Fund performing well and Blue Chip 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 Blue Chip'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.