Aberdeen Small Correlations

GSXIX Fund  USD 47.37  1.14  2.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between Aberdeen Small Cap and Baron International Growth is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Aberdeen 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.

Aberdeen Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Aberdeen 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Aberdeen Mutual Fund

  0.7GEGCX Aberdeen Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68GWLIX Aberdeen Gbl EqPairCorr
  0.68GWLRX Aberdeen Gbl EqPairCorr
  0.66STK Columbia Seligman PremiumPairCorr
  0.8CGFIX Aberdeen Global FixedPairCorr
  0.69ABNIX Aberdeen Global SmallPairCorr
  0.74ATOAX Alpine Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.82ATOBX Aberdeen Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.77ADAVX Alpine Dynamic DividendPairCorr
  0.77ADVDX Alpine Dynamic DividendPairCorr
  0.64GLLSX Aberdeen Global EqutyPairCorr
  0.7AEMSX Aberden Emerng MrktsPairCorr
  0.8BJBHX Aberdeen Global HighPairCorr
  0.81AHYMX Alpine High YieldPairCorr
  0.72AIAFX Alpine Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.7AIAGX Alpine Realty IncomePairCorr
  0.77AIFRX Alpine Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.72AIGYX Alpine Realty IncomePairCorr
  0.72GSXAX Aberdeen Small CapPairCorr
  0.73GSXCX Aberdeen Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Aberdeen Mutual Fund performing well and Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen 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
MYIMX  0.70  0.16  0.19  0.28  0.41 
 1.95 
 3.86 
NOLCX  0.72  0.10  0.10  0.21  0.58 
 1.57 
 11.40 
CSSZX  0.93  0.29  0.30  0.41  0.51 
 2.19 
 9.81 
DIISX  0.58  0.09  0.08  0.23  0.50 
 1.44 
 3.02 
WAMVX  1.14  0.23  0.21  0.28  0.73 
 2.60 
 15.47 
GBFAX  0.69  0.07 (0.01) 0.91  0.75 
 1.34 
 3.96 
ASG  0.76 (0.11) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.72 
 3.91 
USBOX  1.31  0.62  0.72  2.63  0.00 
 1.37 
 40.34 
EDD  0.57  0.19  0.16  0.82  0.42 
 1.46 
 3.29 
BIGFX  0.65 (0.02)(0.04) 0.06  0.75 
 1.21 
 3.10