Madison Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Madison Diversified and Lord Abbett Short is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Madison Diversified 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.

Madison Diversified Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Madison Diversified Income and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Madison Diversified Income 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 Madison Diversified Income. 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 nation.

Moving together with Madison Mutual Fund

  0.87MMCRX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89MMDAX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.8MMDCX Madison Moderate AllPairCorr
  0.85MNVAX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.78BVAOX Broadview OpportunityPairCorr
  0.84MAACX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.91MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.75BHBFX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.78MSCIX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.76MSCRX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.78MASMX Madison Small CapPairCorr
  0.92MBLCX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.82MDCIX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74MDMIX Madison Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.62MENAX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.64MENRX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.64MENYX Madison Ered CallPairCorr
  0.9MERAX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88MFSIX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.87MINVX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.87MIVIX Madison InvestorsPairCorr
  0.9GTSGX Madison Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.79FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.86ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.79BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.86BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.79RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr

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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 Madison Mutual Fund performing well and Madison Diversified 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 Madison Diversified'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.