Growth Portfolio Correlations

MSGUX Fund  USD 52.65  0.60  1.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and Shelton Funds is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Growth Portfolio 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.

Growth Portfolio Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Portfolio Class 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 Growth Portfolio Class. 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 population.

Moving together with Growth Mutual Fund

  0.86MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.87MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.95MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.98MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.92MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.9MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.87MAPPX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.93MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.95MAPLX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.72MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.93MSEGX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  1.0MSEQX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.86MSFBX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.71MSFAX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.98MSKLX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Growth Mutual Fund

  0.74DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.54MSGVX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.44MSDOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.73MUAIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.73MUIIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Growth Mutual Fund performing well and Growth Portfolio 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 Growth Portfolio'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.