Madison Funds Correlations

MADRX Fund  USD 26.60  0.04  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Madison Funds and American Mutual Fund is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Madison Funds 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.

Madison Funds Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Madison Funds and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Madison Funds 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 Madison Funds . 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Madison Mutual Fund

  0.92MMCRX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99MMDAX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.97MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.97MNVRX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.98BVAOX Broadview OpportunityPairCorr
  1.0MADAX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.99MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  1.0BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.98MSCIX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.98MSCRX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.98MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.98MBLAX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.61MBOIX Madison Core BondPairCorr
  0.63MBORX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.62MBOYX Madison E BondPairCorr
  0.97MCNAX Madison ConservativePairCorr
  0.92MDCIX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.98MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.98MENIX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.98MENRX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.98MENYX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.92MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69MIIRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.97MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.97MIVIX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.8GTFHX Madison Tax FreePairCorr
  0.92GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.99DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.99AFMFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99FFMMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.99FFFMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.99AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Madison Mutual Fund performing well and Madison Funds 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 Madison Funds' 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.