Small Cap Correlations

ASVYX Fund  USD 9.76  0.04  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Value and Select Fund Investor is 0.25 (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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.83AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  1.0AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.84AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.87TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.82TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.79TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.99AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.81TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.81TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.87TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.64TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.87TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.84TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.8TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.81TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.89TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.9TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.9TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.79TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.86TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.81TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.79TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.89NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.51TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.5TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.44TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.44TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.43TWUIX 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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TWCCXAMGIX
  

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  0.59  0.11  0.13  0.25  0.34 
 1.54 
 3.69 
AMEIX  0.64 (0.02)(0.04) 0.08  0.80 
 1.24 
 4.06 
AMGIX  0.67  0.20  0.26  0.37  0.12 
 1.60 
 8.67 
CDBCX  0.14  0.01 (0.45) 0.20  0.00 
 0.32 
 0.65 
AMKIX  0.75  0.22  0.22  0.43  0.42 
 1.92 
 4.05 
TWACX  0.05  0.00 (0.81) 0.11  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.33 
TWADX  0.54  0.18  0.13 (2.18) 0.30 
 1.27 
 3.18 
TWCCX  1.14  0.29  0.20  0.87  0.82 
 1.59 
 26.20 
TWCAX  0.73  0.02 (0.09)(0.01) 1.09 
 1.27 
 5.21 
TWCIX  0.73 (0.07)(0.08) 0.01  1.09 
 1.28 
 5.20