Valic Company Correlations

VGCLX Fund  USD 10.74  0.05  0.47%   
The correlation of Valic Company 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 Valic Company moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Valic Company I 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.

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Valic Company I and NYA is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Valic Company I and NYA 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 Valic Company I. 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 bureau of economic analysis.
  
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Moving together with Valic Mutual Fund

  0.88VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.87VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.81VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.9VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.87VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.82VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.81VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.93VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.76VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.91VCGAX Growth Me FundPairCorr
  0.66VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.74VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.9VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.74VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.68VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.83VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.85VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Valic Mutual Fund performing well and Valic Company 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 Valic Company'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMIDX  0.71 (0.03) 0.00  0.06  0.89 
 1.43 
 3.77 
VMSGX  0.70  0.00  0.01  0.08  0.74 
 1.62 
 3.83 
VAPPX  1.02 (0.01) 0.00  0.07  1.42 
 1.70 
 18.56 
VSRDX  0.59 (0.01)(0.01) 0.07  0.62 
 1.22 
 3.90 
VSTIX  0.60 (0.01)(0.01) 0.07  0.60 
 1.11 
 3.56 
VSSVX  0.80 (0.04)(0.01) 0.05  1.10 
 1.71 
 5.15 
VBCVX  0.52  0.01  0.01  0.09  0.66 
 1.22 
 3.95 
VCAAX  0.44 (0.02)(0.08) 0.05  0.42 
 0.83 
 2.88 
VCBDX  0.39 (0.05) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 0.53 
 7.29 
VCBCX  1.10  0.01  0.01  0.09  1.76 
 2.00 
 22.97 

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The danger of trading Valic Company I 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 Valic Company 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 Valic Company. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Valic Company I 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 World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Valic Company I. 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 bureau of economic analysis.
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 Valic Company's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Valic Company is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Valic Company'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.