Nuveen Small Correlations

FSCAX Fund  USD 33.57  0.63  1.84%   
The current 90-days correlation between Nuveen Small Cap and Westcore Small Cap Growth is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Nuveen 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.

Nuveen Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Nuveen Small Cap and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nuveen Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Nuveen Mutual Fund

  0.85TEMRX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.83TEQLX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.9EMGRX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.72FREAX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.72FREGX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.84NPSAX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.8NPSFX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.84NPSCX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.84NPSRX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.76FRKSX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.62FRMPX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.72FRLCX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.78FRSLX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75FAARX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.84NQCCX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.86NQCAX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.75FAAWX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.81FACSX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74FACCX Nuveen All AmericanPairCorr
  0.86NQCRX Nuveen Nwq LargePairCorr
  0.69FAFPX Nuveen Missouri MunicipalPairCorr
  0.77FAFOX Nuveen Kansas MunicipalPairCorr
  0.65FAFNX Nuveen Michigan MunicipalPairCorr
  0.87NQGCX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.68FAFMX Nuveen Ohio MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7FAFLX Nuveen Louisiana MunPairCorr
  0.63FAFKX Nuveen Orado MunicipalPairCorr
  0.86NQGAX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.81FAFJX Nuveen Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87NQGIX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.81FAMAX Nuveen Minnesota IntPairCorr
  1.0FSCCX First American InvestmentPairCorr
  1.0FSCVX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  1.0FSCWX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.82FSEIX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79FAQIX Nuveen Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.72FARCX Nuveen Real EstatePairCorr
  0.87FSHAX Nuveen Short TermPairCorr
  0.76FSFRX Nuveen Strategic IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Nuveen Mutual Fund performing well and Nuveen 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 Nuveen 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FIMPX  0.97  0.02  0.02  0.10  1.00 
 1.86 
 7.33 
IRFAX  0.46  0.18  0.20  1.00  0.20 
 1.12 
 2.72 
HFCGX  0.55  0.08  0.09  0.20  0.35 
 1.64 
 3.62 
FACSX  0.87  0.38  0.53  0.58  0.00 
 1.64 
 18.46 
AINTX  0.80  0.38  0.41  1.84  0.00 
 1.68 
 15.77 
NSCRX  0.95  0.21  0.23  0.26  0.63 
 2.63 
 10.64 
NSCFX  0.95  0.21  0.23  0.26  0.63 
 2.64 
 10.41 
PJIZX  0.71  0.36  0.48  0.60  0.00 
 1.57 
 11.07 
HRVIX  0.75  0.14  0.16  0.21  0.48 
 2.21 
 4.93 
WTSGX  0.87  0.08  0.08  0.15  0.93 
 1.88 
 5.68