Dean Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dean Small Cap and Astor Star Fund is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dean 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.

Dean Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dean Small Cap and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dean Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dean 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 services.

Moving together with Dean Mutual Fund

  0.82DALCX Dean Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.74DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.78FFFCX Fidelity Freedom 2010PairCorr
  0.8SSAZX State Street TargetPairCorr
  0.82FFSFX Fidelity Freedom 2065PairCorr
  0.83FXAIX Fidelity 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.74EMD Western Asset EmergingPairCorr
  0.79HSCVX Hunter Small CapPairCorr
  0.83VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.74BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.77VFTAX Vanguard Ftse SocialPairCorr
  0.8EXCPX Unconstrained Bond SeriesPairCorr
  0.78VFWSX Vanguard Ftse AllPairCorr
  0.71CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.71VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr

Moving against Dean Mutual Fund

  0.39XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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