Mid Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mid Cap Strategic and Mid Cap Index is 0.88 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mid Cap Strategic and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Strategic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Mid Mutual Fund

  0.98VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.98VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.88VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.99VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.67VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.99VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.98VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.97VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.96VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.65VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.99VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  1.0VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.72VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.97VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.98VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  1.0VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.98VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.97VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.89VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.98VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMIDX  0.75  0.07  0.07  0.21  0.77 
 2.16 
 6.18 
VMSGX  0.81  0.17  0.16  0.31  0.63 
 2.37 
 5.47 
VAPPX  0.82  0.30  0.14 (1.96) 0.66 
 2.27 
 5.92 
VSRDX  0.66  0.25  0.11 (1.76) 0.49 
 1.92 
 4.31 
VSTIX  0.65  0.11  0.11  0.26  0.55 
 2.02 
 4.86 
VSSVX  0.99 (0.01) 0.00  0.13  1.00 
 2.38 
 6.32 
VBCVX  0.58  0.04  0.02  0.19  0.52 
 1.63 
 3.91 
VCAAX  0.43  0.07  0.02  0.26  0.33 
 1.37 
 3.15 
VCBDX  0.24  0.02 (0.35)(1.77) 0.19 
 0.42 
 1.35 
VCBCX  0.81  0.17  0.16  0.30  0.71 
 2.43 
 5.66