Japan Smaller Correlations

JOF Fund  USD 11.09  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Japan Smaller Capita and Templeton Dragon Closed is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Japan Smaller 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.

Japan Smaller Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Japan Smaller Capitalization and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Japan Smaller Capitalization 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 Japan Smaller Capitalization. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Japan Fund

  0.68WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.74WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.78IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.73IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.84RYBCX Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.78MUIFX Nationwide Fund InstPairCorr
  0.62EXMAX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.87IVFIX Federated InternationalPairCorr
  0.81UEPIX Europe 30 ProfundPairCorr
  0.8RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81UEPSX Europe 30 ProfundPairCorr
  0.82HMVSX Hartford MidcapPairCorr
  0.83WFAIX Wells Fargo IndexPairCorr
  0.68FOPAX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.81RMLCX Moderate StrategyPairCorr
  0.79BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.73TSLTX Transamerica Small CapPairCorr
  0.76ILMBX Voya Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.81PALRX Prudential BalancedPairCorr
  0.84FZILX Fidelity Zero InternPairCorr
  0.86FIDSX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.85VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77MIGHX Massachusetts InvestorsPairCorr
  0.82JBALX Janus BalancedPairCorr
  0.75RBHTX American Funds 2045PairCorr
  0.67WBAIX Weitz BalancedPairCorr
  0.65GCICX Goldman Sachs InternPairCorr
  0.82JGCGX Jpmorgan IncomePairCorr
  0.69TAHTX Transamerica High YieldPairCorr

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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SAISXCAF
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High negative correlations

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SAISXRFI
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Japan Fund performing well and Japan Smaller 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 Japan Smaller'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
TDF  0.80 (0.02) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 1.61 
 4.58 
LBGIX  0.81 (0.13) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.22 
 4.34 
TRFFX  0.55 (0.01)(0.02) 0.04  0.75 
 1.09 
 2.92 
DBL  0.36 (0.01)(0.14) 0.00  0.36 
 0.79 
 1.84 
CAF  1.05  0.08  0.05  0.17  1.24 
 2.67 
 6.75 
NCA  0.46  0.01 (0.08)(0.14) 0.55 
 1.14 
 3.24 
SWCRX  0.44 (0.15) 0.00 (0.69) 0.00 
 0.57 
 10.58 
TMSRX  0.12  0.00 (0.17) 0.09  0.03 
 0.23 
 0.91 
RFI  0.49 (0.13) 0.00 (0.35) 0.00 
 0.98 
 3.10 
SAISX  0.58  0.05  0.00  0.42  0.68 
 1.20 
 2.62