Mid Cap Correlations

XMDYX Fund  USD 539.31  6.58  1.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Spdr and Blackrock Equity Dividend is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Mid Cap 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.

Mid Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Spdr and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Spdr and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.94VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.94VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.89VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.76JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.67HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.8BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.69BA Boeing Buyout TrendPairCorr

Moving against Mid Mutual Fund

  0.44VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.44VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.41NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.48PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.48MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.43KO Coca Cola Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.33T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mid Mutual Fund performing well and Mid Cap 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 Mid Cap'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.