The Hartford Balanced Fund Alpha and Beta Analysis

HBLVX Fund  USD 14.40  0.05  0.35%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as The Hartford Balanced. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Hartford Balanced over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Hartford Balanced's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Hartford Balanced's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.52
Alpha
(0.02)
Risk
0.44
Sharpe Ratio
0.09
Expected Return
0.0395
Please note that although Hartford Balanced alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., NYSE Composite index.) So in this particular case, Hartford Balanced did 0.02  worse than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of The Hartford Balanced fund's relative risk over its benchmark. Hartford Balanced has a beta of 0.52  . As returns on the market increase, Hartford Balanced's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Hartford Balanced is expected to be smaller as well. .
Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Hartford Balanced Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Hartford Balanced market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Hartford Balanced long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Hartford Balanced. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Hartford Balanced's performance over market.
α-0.02   β0.52

Hartford Balanced expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Hartford Balanced's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Hartford Balanced performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.

Hartford Balanced Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Hartford Balanced mutual fund reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Hartford Balanced shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Hartford Balanced mutual fund market price indicators, traders can identify Hartford Balanced position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Hartford Balanced Return and Market Media

The median price of Hartford Balanced for the period between Sat, Feb 3, 2024 and Fri, May 3, 2024 is 14.34 with a coefficient of variation of 1.12. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.16, arithmetic mean of 14.34, and mean deviation of 0.13. The Fund received some media coverage during the period.
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About Hartford Balanced Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Hartford or other funds. Alpha measures the amount that position in Hartford Balanced has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Hartford Balanced in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Hartford Balanced's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Hartford Balanced options trading.

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Hartford Balanced technical mutual fund analysis exercises models and trading practices based on price and volume transformations, such as the moving averages, relative strength index, regressions, price and return correlations, business cycles, fund market cycles, or different charting patterns.
A focus of Hartford Balanced technical analysis is to determine if market prices reflect all relevant information impacting that market. A technical analyst looks at the history of Hartford Balanced trading pattern rather than external drivers such as economic, fundamental, or social events. It is believed that price action tends to repeat itself due to investors' collective, patterned behavior. Hence technical analysis focuses on identifiable price trends and conditions. More Info...