Correlation Between Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Mid Cap Growth and Growth Opportunities Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Mid Cap with a short position of Growth Opportunities. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities.

Diversification Opportunities for Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities

0.92

Correlation Coefficient

Mid Cap  Growth Opportunities

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between Mid and Growth is 0.92. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mid Cap Growth and Growth Opportunities Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Opportunities and Mid Cap is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Mid Cap Growth are associated (or correlated) with Growth Opportunities. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Opportunities has no effect on the direction of Mid Cap i.e., Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities

Assuming the 90 days horizon Mid Cap Growth is expected to generate 0.98 times more return on investment than Growth Opportunities. However, Mid Cap Growth is 1.02 times less risky than Growth Opportunities. It trades about 0.02 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Opportunities Fund is currently generating about -0.07 per unit of risk. If you would invest  4,259  in Mid Cap Growth on September 15, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  11.00  from holding Mid Cap Growth or generate 0.26% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Very Strong
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Mid Cap Growth  vs.  Growth Opportunities Fund

Mid Cap Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

14 of 100

Good

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Mid Cap Growth are ranked lower than 14 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak basic indicators, Mid Cap may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in January 2025.

Growth Opportunities

Risk-Adjusted Performance

8 of 100

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Opportunities Fund are ranked lower than 8 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak technical and fundamental indicators, Growth Opportunities may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in January 2025.

Pair Trading with Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities

The main advantage of trading using opposite Mid Cap and Growth Opportunities positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Mid Cap position performs unexpectedly, Growth Opportunities can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Growth Opportunities will offset losses from the drop in Growth Opportunities' long position.

The idea behind Mid Cap Growth and Growth Opportunities Fund pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Portfolio Comparator module to compare the composition, asset allocations and performance of any two portfolios in your account.