Calvert Smallmid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Calvert Smallmid Cap and Davenport Small Cap is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Calvert Smallmid 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.

Calvert Smallmid Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Calvert Smallmid Cap A and DJI is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Calvert Smallmid Cap A 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 Calvert Smallmid Cap A. 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 nation.

Moving together with Calvert Mutual Fund

  0.64CEMCX Calvert Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64CEMAX Calvert Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87CEYIX Calvert Equity PortfolioPairCorr
  0.87CEYRX Calvert EquityPairCorr
  0.73CFAIX Calvert ConservativePairCorr
  0.97CFJIX Calvert Large CapPairCorr
  0.97CFJAX Calvert Large CapPairCorr
  0.78CFWCX Calvert Global WaterPairCorr
  0.79CFWAX Calvert Global WaterPairCorr
  0.79CFWIX Calvert Global WaterPairCorr
  0.78CGARX Calvert Responsible IndexPairCorr
  0.63CGBIX Calvert Green BondPairCorr
  0.66CGLIX Calvert Global EquityPairCorr
  0.67CGLAX Calvert Global EquityPairCorr

Moving against Calvert Mutual Fund

  0.33CFOIX Calvert Floating RatePairCorr
  0.32CFOAX Calvert Floating RatePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Calvert Mutual Fund performing well and Calvert Smallmid 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 Calvert Smallmid'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.