Buffalo Small Correlations

BUFSX Fund  USD 15.69  0.04  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between Buffalo Small Cap and Disciplined Growth Fund is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Buffalo 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.

Buffalo Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Buffalo Small Cap 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 Buffalo Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Buffalo Mutual Fund

  0.93BUFOX Buffalo Emerging OppPairCorr
  0.87BUFIX Buffalo InternationalPairCorr
  0.86BUFHX Buffalo High YieldPairCorr
  0.74BUFDX Buffalo Dividend FocusPairCorr
  1.0BUISX Buffalo Small CapPairCorr
  0.88BUIOX Buffalo Early StagePairCorr
  0.87BUIIX Buffalo InternationalPairCorr
  0.85BUIHX Buffalo High YieldPairCorr
  0.69BUIDX Buffalo Dividend FocusPairCorr
  0.64BUIBX Buffalo Flexible IncomePairCorr
  0.92VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.77JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.79SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.78SMPSX Semiconductor Ultrasector Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.85PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.85PMPSX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84FGADX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.78OCMGX Ocm Mutual Fund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84OCMAX Ocm Mutual Fund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76EKWCX Wells Fargo Advantage Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81INIIX International Investors Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75XCEEX Central EuropePairCorr

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

TGDVXSIVIX
SPWYXOISGX
JPDVXNMIAX
OISGXSIVIX
JPDVXSIVIX
MSMLXSIVIX
  

High negative correlations

ADSIXSSQSX
TGDVXBMEZ
JPDVXSSQSX
JPDVXBMEZ
BMEZNMIAX
NMIAXSSQSX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Buffalo Mutual Fund performing well and Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SIVIX  0.71 (0.01)(0.01) 0.10  0.70 
 1.96 
 4.92 
SSQSX  0.79  0.00  0.01  0.11  0.90 
 2.20 
 6.87 
OISGX  0.84 (0.07)(0.06) 0.04  0.94 
 1.57 
 5.77 
NMIAX  0.74  0.08  0.09  0.20  0.56 
 1.03 
 13.61 
SPWYX  0.93 (0.09)(0.05) 0.04  1.10 
 1.61 
 6.49 
BMEZ  0.73  0.07 (0.05) 2.30  0.67 
 2.04 
 4.90 
JPDVX  0.58  0.20  0.26  0.68  0.00 
 0.66 
 14.15 
TGDVX  0.58  0.00 (0.04) 0.11  0.59 
 1.19 
 3.89 
MSMLX  0.72  0.23  0.11 (0.67) 0.54 
 1.59 
 3.54 
ADSIX  1.00  0.25  0.08 (0.47) 0.95 
 1.41 
 18.64