Brandes Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Brandes Small Cap and Brandes E Plus is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Brandes 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.

Brandes Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Brandes Small Cap and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Brandes Small Cap 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 Brandes Small Cap. 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 population.

Moving together with Brandes Mutual Fund

  1.0BSCRX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  1.0BSCAX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  0.64BGEAX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.64BGVIX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.62BGVCX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.92VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.94UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.88KNPAX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87LSHCX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88KMKCX Kinetics Market Oppo Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88KNPYX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.67BIECX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.65BIEAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.64BIERX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.63BCPRX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.63BCPIX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.63BCPAX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.63BIIEX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.56SMARX Brandes SeparatelyPairCorr

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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 Brandes Mutual Fund performing well and Brandes 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 Brandes 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.