Blue Chip Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blue Chip Growth and California Bond Fund is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Blue Chip 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.

Blue Chip Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Blue Chip Growth and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blue Chip Growth 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 Blue Chip Growth. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Blue Mutual Fund

  0.94VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.94VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  1.0VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.86VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.95VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.99VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.91VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.91VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  1.0VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.88VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.94VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.83VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.75VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.72VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.78VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr

Moving against Blue Mutual Fund

  0.77VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.74VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.74VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.7VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.62VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.59VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.55VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.6VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.51VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr

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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 Blue Mutual Fund performing well and Blue Chip 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 Blue Chip'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.