Smallcap World Correlations

CSPAX Fund  USD 72.65  0.64  0.89%   
The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap World and New World Fund is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Smallcap World 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.

Smallcap World Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Smallcap World Fund and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Smallcap World Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.81AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.85AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.87RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.87RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.85CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.96CWMAX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.72CFNAX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.82FAXTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.7RROPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.65RAAEX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.93RSEBX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.93RSLAX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.83RBHEX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.83RBHTX American Funds 2045PairCorr

Moving against Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.52RAJTX American Funds 2015PairCorr
  0.5RBCTX American Funds 2020PairCorr
  0.53REJTX American Funds 2015PairCorr
  0.42FFMMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr

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

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RFKTXTRFHX
TRFHXCNWAX
MFEKXCNWAX
PEMGXMFEKX
RFKTXBHYIX
  

High negative correlations

MFEKXMFEJX
PEMGXMFEJX
MFEJXCNWAX
BHYIXMFEJX
TRFHXMFEJX
RFKTXMFEJX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Smallcap Mutual Fund performing well and Smallcap World 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 Smallcap World'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
CNWAX  0.64  0.13  0.10  0.92  0.62 
 1.34 
 6.16 
CFAAX  0.15  0.00 (0.23) 0.07  0.13 
 0.26 
 0.88 
MFEJX  0.90 (0.24) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.52 
 12.27 
MFEKX  0.95  0.18  0.12  0.34  0.89 
 1.84 
 16.89 
HSWFX  0.66 (0.04)(0.04) 0.01  1.03 
 1.10 
 4.74 
BHYIX  0.14  0.02 (0.21) 2.94  0.00 
 0.42 
 0.99 
TRFHX  0.35  0.02 (0.05) 0.23  0.46 
 0.77 
 1.99 
DFCEX  0.60  0.04  0.02  0.12  0.74 
 1.54 
 3.83 
PEMGX  0.71  0.02 (0.03) 0.30  0.77 
 1.19 
 8.32 
RFKTX  0.54  0.01  0.00  0.06  0.74 
 1.16 
 3.13