Small Cap Correlations

ASVNX Fund  USD 8.59  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Value and Select Fund Investor is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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 0.89 (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 inflation.

Moving together with SMALL Mutual Fund

  0.98AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.61CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.85AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.86TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.89TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  1.0AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  1.0AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.64TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  1.0AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.82TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.81TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.87TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.91TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.82TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.91TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.9TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.8TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.78TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.96ANORX Small Cap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against SMALL Mutual Fund

  0.33TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.38TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.33TWUIX 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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TWADXAMKIX
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TWCIXTWCAX
  

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  0.13  0.17  0.25  0.36 
 1.52 
 3.06 
AMEIX  0.59  0.02  0.01  0.08  0.72 
 1.08 
 4.06 
AMGIX  0.67  0.21  0.30  0.34  0.11 
 1.60 
 8.67 
CDBCX  0.14  0.00 (0.23) 0.09  0.07 
 0.32 
 0.65 
AMKIX  0.72  0.17  0.18  0.32  0.52 
 1.49 
 4.05 
TWACX  0.05  0.00 (0.46) 0.00  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.33 
TWADX  0.56  0.15  0.15 (42.30) 0.39 
 1.27 
 3.18 
TWCCX  1.13  0.27  0.21  0.80  0.82 
 1.45 
 26.20 
TWCAX  0.75 (0.07) 0.00  1.30  0.00 
 1.27 
 5.21 
TWCIX  0.72 (0.08) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.28 
 5.20