Dynamic Allocation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Allocation and Champlain Small is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Dynamic Allocation 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.

Dynamic Allocation Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.86VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.93VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.87VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.88VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.96VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.85VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.96VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.93VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.84VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.94VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.92VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.86VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.91VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.85VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.87VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.89VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.88VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.97VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.85VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.81VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.89FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.89FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.92ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.92BALCX American BalancedPairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.31VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic Allocation 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 Dynamic Allocation'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.