Asset Allocation Correlations

VCAAX Fund  USD 12.87  0.05  0.39%   
The current 90-days correlation between Asset Allocation and Blue Chip Growth is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Asset Allocation 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.

Asset Allocation Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Asset Allocation Fund and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Asset Allocation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with ASSET Mutual Fund

  0.83VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.88VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.92VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.95VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.76VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.89VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.62VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.76VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.92VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.78VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.65VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.72VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.69VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.62BALFX American BalancedPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between ASSET Mutual Fund performing well and Asset Allocation 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 Asset Allocation'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.