Columbia Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Columbia Small Cap and The Hartford Equity is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Columbia 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.

Columbia Small Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Columbia Small Cap and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Columbia 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 Columbia 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Columbia Mutual Fund

  0.76CUSHX Columbia Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.76CUSBX Columbia Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.93CDAZX Multi Manager DirectPairCorr
  0.92CUURX Columbia Small CapPairCorr
  0.87CDDYX Columbia Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.86CDIRX Columbia Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.88CDOZX Columbia DividendPairCorr
  0.88CDOYX Columbia DividendPairCorr
  0.9CVERX Columbia Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87CVIRX Columbia Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.93CDVZX Columbia DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.95CVQZX Columbia DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.92CEARX Columbia AcornPairCorr
  0.92CVVRX Columbia Small CapPairCorr
  0.98CECYX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.95CECFX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.92SSVIX Columbia Select SmallerPairCorr
  0.84CEVYX Columbia Global EquityPairCorr
  0.84CEVZX Columbia Global EquityPairCorr
  0.96GEGTX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.85CFCYX Columbia Flexible CapitalPairCorr
  0.85CFCRX Columbia Flexible CapitalPairCorr
  0.91CFDRX Columbia Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.85CFIZX Columbia Flexible CapitalPairCorr
  0.84CFLRX Columbia Floating RatePairCorr

Moving against Columbia Mutual Fund

  0.8CUTRX Columbia Treasury IndexPairCorr
  0.79CUVRX Columbia GovernmentPairCorr
  0.78CUTYX Columbia Treasury IndexPairCorr
  0.6SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.77LIBCX Columbia Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.47RPCCX Columbia Capital AllPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Columbia Mutual Fund performing well and Columbia 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 Columbia 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.