IShares Russell Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between iShares Russell Mid and iShares Russell Mid Cap is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of IShares Russell 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.

IShares Russell Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between iShares Russell Mid Cap and DJI is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Russell Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in iShares Russell Mid Cap. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

Moving together with IShares Etf

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  0.99IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
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IShares Russell Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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