Small Cap Correlations

GTSCX Fund  USD 33.86  0.10  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Equity and Ridgeworth Ceredex Mid Cap is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Small Cap 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Equity and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Equity 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 Small Cap Equity. 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 Small Mutual Fund

  0.98NOVIX Glenmede InternationalPairCorr
  0.97GEQIX Equity Income PortfolioPairCorr
  0.97RESGX Responsible Esg EquityPairCorr
  0.97GLSOX Secured Options PortfolioPairCorr
  0.99GQLVX Quantitative U SPairCorr
  0.98GQSCX Quantitative U SPairCorr
  0.94GTAPX Long/short PortfolioPairCorr
  0.82GTCEX Strategic Equity PorPairCorr
  0.94GTCIX International PortfolioPairCorr
  1.0GTCSX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.74GTILX Large Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97GTLIX Large Cap CorePairCorr
  0.95GTLLX Large Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97GTLOX Large Cap EPairCorr
  0.94GTLSX Quantitative LongshortPairCorr
  0.97GTSOX Secured Options PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96GTTMX Total Market PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.92FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.98PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.9OPGSX Oppenheimer Gold Spec Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.8KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.9EKWAX Wells Fargo Advantage Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.9GOLDX Gabelli Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.86FKRCX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.91UNWPX World Precious MineralsPairCorr
  0.89UJPIX Ultrajapan ProfundPairCorr
  0.89FSAGX Gold Portfolio Gold Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.91SGGDX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.9PSPFX Global ResourcesPairCorr
  0.76NEITX Nebraska MunicipalPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.91GWILX Woman In LeadershipPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Cap 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 Small Cap'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
ICSCX  0.73  0.16  0.19  0.23  0.54 
 2.14 
 4.43 
ARSVX  0.88  0.20  0.23  0.37  0.45 
 2.06 
 12.55 
QRSVX  0.70  0.11  0.14  0.18  0.53 
 1.83 
 4.49 
BSMAX  0.82  0.06  0.07  0.12  0.82 
 1.87 
 5.17 
HNTVX  0.94  0.34  0.36  0.36  0.44 
 2.91 
 10.12 
WHGSX  0.86  0.18  0.20  0.24  0.58 
 2.76 
 6.30 
BOSOX  0.77  0.10  0.10  0.18  0.61 
 2.07 
 5.46 
WBSIX  1.08  0.19  0.18  0.21  0.79 
 2.46 
 10.40 
WBSNX  0.92  0.06  0.07  0.11  0.95 
 2.23 
 4.91 
SMVTX  1.01  0.35  0.34  0.50  0.48 
 2.24 
 15.02