Century Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Century Small Cap and T Rowe Price is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Century 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.

Century Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Century Small Cap and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Century Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Century Mutual Fund

  0.75IMIDX Congress Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78CMIDX Congress Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98CSMCX Century Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.94VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.73JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.73JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.71JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.71JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.75JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.81BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.86BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.86MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.73SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.74MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.73MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.73SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.79PMZNX Pimco Mortgage OpporPairCorr
  0.83FEIPX Fa529 Eq InPairCorr
  0.71MXSFX Great West RealPairCorr
  0.85HASAX Horizon Active AssetPairCorr
  0.69CMMCX Calvert Mortgage AccessPairCorr
  0.73VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.83PFGGX Pfg American FundsPairCorr
  0.67FBMPX Multimedia PortfolioPairCorr
  0.8MADRX Madison FundsPairCorr
  0.78PRSAX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.74CLTCX Catalyst/lyons TacticalPairCorr
  0.75PQIRX Pioneer Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.75CDSRX Calvert Short DurationPairCorr
  0.8MRBPX Blackrock Bal CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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