Perkins Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Perkins Small Cap and Redwood Managed Volatility is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Perkins 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.

Perkins Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Perkins Small Cap and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Perkins 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 Perkins 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 Perkins Mutual Fund

  0.66JRSAX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.64JRSDX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.63JRSCX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.64JRSIX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.64JRSNX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.64JRSSX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.64JRSTX Intech Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.8JADFX Janus Flexible BondPairCorr
  0.69JADGX Janus Growth AndPairCorr
  0.8JAFIX Janus Flexible BondPairCorr
  0.8JAFLX Flexible Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.7JAGIX Janus Growth AndPairCorr
  0.73JAGLX Janus Global LifePairCorr
  0.89JAHYX Janus High YieldPairCorr
  0.93JAIGX Overseas PortfolioPairCorr
  0.82JANFX Janus Flexible BondPairCorr
  0.74JANIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.8JANRX Janus Global SelectPairCorr

Moving against Perkins Mutual Fund

  0.62JRAIX Janus ResearchPairCorr
  0.61JRANX Janus ResearchPairCorr
  0.59JRACX Janus ResearchPairCorr
  0.62JACAX Forty Portfolio InstPairCorr
  0.57JAGRX Research PortfolioPairCorr
  0.62JAMRX Janus ResearchPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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RWDIXETNEX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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