Dynamic Allocation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Allocation and Mid Cap Index is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dynamic 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.

Dynamic Allocation Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Allocation Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dynamic Allocation Fund. 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 price.

Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.81VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.79VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.75VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.89VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.73VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.95VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.64VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.82VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.69VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.71VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.78VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.71VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.77VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.72VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.89VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.79VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.78VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.73VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.92VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.65VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.84VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.79VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.83VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.94VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.94VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.62ABALX 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 Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic 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 Dynamic 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMIDX  0.73  0.07  0.00  0.40  0.81 
 1.50 
 3.66 
VMSGX  0.86 (0.02)(0.08) 0.00  1.08 
 1.54 
 4.15 
VAPPX  0.71 (0.04) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 1.36 
 4.23 
VSRDX  0.61 (0.01)(0.10)(0.12) 0.88 
 1.15 
 3.24 
VSTIX  0.55  0.01 (0.08) 0.19  0.77 
 1.07 
 3.22 
VSSVX  0.74  0.07  0.01  0.32  0.71 
 2.23 
 4.32 
VBCVX  0.53  0.03  0.02  0.14  0.49 
 1.37 
 3.06 
VCAAX  0.34 (0.02) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 0.70 
 2.10 
VCBDX  0.16 (0.01)(0.41)(0.15) 0.19 
 0.30 
 0.98 
VCBCX  0.74 (0.11) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.36 
 4.84