First American Correlations

FSCCX Fund  USD 34.08  0.45  1.34%   
The current 90-days correlation between First American Investment and Nuveen Small Cap is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of First American 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.

First American Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between First American Investment and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First American Investment 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 First American Investment. 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 manufacturing.
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Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.77EMGRX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.68NQGAX Nuveen Nwq GlobalPairCorr
  0.79FSCVX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.79FSCWX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.79FSCAX Nuveen Small CapPairCorr
  0.61FASEX Nuveen Mid CapPairCorr

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

SAISXFMPFX
NSCCXFMPFX
NSCCXSAISX
EMFCAF
CAFSAISX
JCEFMPFX
  

High negative correlations

POPFXNSCCX
POPFXSAISX
CAFPOPFX
POPFXFMPFX
JCEPOPFX
NCAFMPFX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First American 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 First American'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
FMPFX  1.13  0.02  0.03  0.09  1.28 
 2.34 
 6.44 
SAISX  0.59  0.03  0.01  0.12  0.66 
 1.20 
 2.62 
NSCCX  1.05  0.18  0.16  0.23  0.91 
 2.37 
 13.55 
POPFX  1.43 (0.70) 0.00 (1.24) 0.00 
 1.01 
 41.75 
JCE  0.62  0.06 (0.02)(1.25) 0.82 
 1.28 
 3.99 
DBL  0.35  0.00 (0.18)(0.06) 0.35 
 0.79 
 1.84 
CAF  1.05  0.14  0.06  1.71  1.23 
 2.67 
 6.75 
EMF  0.82  0.09  0.03  0.33  0.98 
 1.60 
 5.66 
NCA  0.48  0.07  0.00  2.34  0.42 
 1.14 
 3.24 
IIF  0.52  0.00 (0.09) 0.10  0.54 
 1.03 
 3.11