Nuveen Small Correlations

The current 90-days correlation between Nuveen Small Cap and Nuveen Minnesota Municipal is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Nuveen Small 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.

Nuveen Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Nuveen Small Cap and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nuveen Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Nuveen Mutual Fund

  0.83FREAX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.84FREGX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.62FRKSX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.62FRMPX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.78FRLCX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.91NQCCX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.93NQCAX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.63FAAWX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.64FACCX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.93NQCRX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.64FAFPX Nuveen Missouri MunicipalPairCorr
  0.69FAFNX Nuveen Michigan MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7FAFMX Nuveen Ohio MunicipalPairCorr
  0.67FAFLX Nuveen Louisiana MunPairCorr
  0.64FAFKX Nuveen Orado MunicipalPairCorr
  0.61NQGIX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.81FSCCX First American InvestmentPairCorr
  0.82FSCVX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.81FSCWX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.81FSCAX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.94FSEIX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85FAQIX Nuveen Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.79FARCX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.93FASEX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79NQVAX Nuveen Nwq MultiPairCorr
  0.8NQVCX Nuveen Nwq MultiPairCorr
  0.79NQVRX Nuveen Nwq MultiPairCorr
  0.78NQWFX Nuveen Nwq FlexiblePairCorr

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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 Nuveen Mutual Fund performing well and Nuveen Small 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 Nuveen Small'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.