Small Cap Correlations

ASVIX Fund  USD 9.56  0.01  0.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Value and Select Fund Investor is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.79AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.82AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.81TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.8TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.79TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.76TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.97AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.78TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.78TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.77TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.77TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.82TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.8TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.81TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.85TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.86TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.85TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.74TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.82TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.77TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.78TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.84NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.7TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.55TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.54TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.71TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.65TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.53TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.34TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.67TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.64TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr

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  0.56  0.08  0.11  0.15  0.47 
 1.52 
 3.16 
AMEIX  0.58 (0.02)(0.03) 0.01  0.78 
 1.00 
 4.06 
AMGIX  0.62  0.19  0.27  0.31  0.26 
 1.38 
 8.67 
CDBCX  0.14  0.00 (0.17) 0.00  0.12 
 0.32 
 0.86 
AMKIX  0.83  0.14  0.09  0.20  1.18 
 1.92 
 8.26 
TWACX  0.06  0.00 (0.26) 0.00  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.55 
TWADX  0.51  0.13  0.14 (1.08) 0.39 
 1.10 
 3.00 
TWCCX  1.12  0.26  0.22  0.75  0.79 
 1.45 
 26.20 
TWCAX  0.70 (0.06) 0.00  0.33  0.00 
 1.21 
 4.26 
TWCIX  0.71 (0.08) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.21 
 4.26