Hartford Growth Correlations

HGOSX Fund  USD 52.99  1.09  2.10%   
The correlation of Hartford Growth 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 perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Hartford Growth moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if The Hartford Growth moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Poor diversification

The correlation between The Hartford Growth and NYA is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Hartford Growth and NYA in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Hartford Growth. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Hartford Growth could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Hartford Growth when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Hartford Growth - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling The Hartford Growth to buy it.

Moving together with Hartford Mutual Fund

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  0.88HGOIX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  1.0HGORX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  1.0HGOTX Hartford Growth OppoPairCorr
  1.0HGOVX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  1.0HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  1.0HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  1.0HGOCX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.85HGXAX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.85HGXIX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.85HGXTX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.85HGXYX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.94HIACX Hartford Capital AppPairCorr
  0.63HIAHX Hartford Healthcare HlsPairCorr
  0.73HILIX Hartford InternaPairCorr
  0.78SCUVX Hartford Schroders SmallPairCorr
  0.79SCURX Hartford Schroders SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Hartford Mutual Fund performing well and Hartford Growth 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 Hartford Growth'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.

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The danger of trading The Hartford Growth is mainly related to its market volatility and Mutual Fund specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Hartford Growth is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Hartford Growth. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Hartford Growth is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Hartford Growth. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.
You can also try the Portfolio Comparator module to compare the composition, asset allocations and performance of any two portfolios in your account.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Hartford Growth's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Hartford Growth is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Hartford Growth's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.