Small Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Value and Mid Cap Value is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Small Cap 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Value. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.63AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.84AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.94AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.64TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.84TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.92TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.93TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.91TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.93TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.62TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.85AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.85AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.86TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.85TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.66TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.93TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.8TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.83TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.85TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.76TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.89TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.89TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.8TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.84TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.81TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.89TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.61TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.67NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.4ANOHX American Century SmallPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Cap 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 Small Cap'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
AMDVX  0.54 (0.02)(0.06) 0.05  0.66 
 1.11 
 3.32 
AMEIX  0.82  0.27  0.17 (6.31) 0.67 
 1.51 
 12.84 
AMGIX  0.69  0.16  0.17  0.29  0.43 
 1.39 
 8.13 
CDBCX  0.15 (0.01)(0.39)(0.07) 0.17 
 0.32 
 0.97 
AMKIX  0.78  0.10  0.03  0.46  0.94 
 1.60 
 4.93 
TWACX  0.05  0.00 (0.68)(0.20) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.33 
TWADX  0.64  0.22  0.20  16.06  0.21 
 1.25 
 8.38 
TWCCX  1.21  0.32  0.23  0.76  0.89 
 2.20 
 25.50 
TWCAX  0.97  0.21  0.10 (4.86) 0.95 
 2.21 
 14.37 
TWCIX  0.96  0.14  0.10  0.28  0.97 
 2.20 
 13.56