Japan Smaller Correlations

JOF Fund  USD 11.58  0.16  1.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Japan Smaller Capita and Templeton Dragon Closed is 0.14 (i.e., Average 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Japan Smaller Capitalization and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.81NEA Nuveen Amt FreePairCorr
  0.74NAD Nuveen Dividend AdvantagePairCorr
  0.81NVG Nuveen Amt FreePairCorr
  0.76CSQ Calamos Strategic TotalPairCorr
  0.89UTF Cohen And SteersPairCorr
  0.93RSSYX Victory Rs SelectPairCorr
  0.96PAALX All Asset FundPairCorr
  0.74GAOTX Jpmorgan Global AlloPairCorr
  0.77MSNJX Blackrock Nj MuniPairCorr
  0.97MYSIX Victory TrivalentPairCorr
  0.93SGLIX Summit Global InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.93OAAIX Oppenheimer AggrssvPairCorr
  0.96FSKLX Fidelity Sai InternaPairCorr
  0.95APDGX Artisan Global ValuePairCorr
  0.91PECAX Jpmorgan Intrepid MidPairCorr
  0.91PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.94FITFX Fidelity Flex InternPairCorr
  0.97FISRX Franklin IncomePairCorr
  0.93FFLQX Franklin Federal LimPairCorr
  0.88MNDIX Mfs New DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.89DMFZX Destinations MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94RGBGX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.93HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.83ABRJX Abr Enhanced ShortPairCorr
  0.72DFITX Dfa International RealPairCorr
  0.71TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.9FGTIX Franklin Growth AlloPairCorr
  0.95FCSRX Fidelity Strategic RealPairCorr
  0.96SICIX Saat Servative StrategyPairCorr
  0.94BVALX Brown AdvisoryPairCorr
  0.96LICYX Lord Abbett InternationalPairCorr
  0.92TLWHX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.71PDODX Prudential Day OnePairCorr
  0.73CUSRX Cullen Small CapPairCorr
  0.89SECPX Sdit Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.93TRFHX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Japan Fund

  0.51CYCL Centennial CommunicationsPairCorr

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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SAISXSWCRX
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High negative correlations

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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  0.75  0.04  0.01  0.15  0.72 
 1.56 
 4.59 
LBGIX  0.80 (0.10) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.51 
 3.95 
TRFFX  0.50  0.03  0.02  0.12  0.57 
 1.09 
 2.73 
DBL  0.33 (0.03) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 0.60 
 2.05 
CAF  0.95  0.18  0.13  0.49  0.82 
 2.28 
 6.75 
NCA  0.53  0.11  0.03 (0.61) 0.55 
 1.19 
 5.74 
SWCRX  0.69  0.16  0.05  1.30  1.37 
 0.59 
 27.99 
TMSRX  0.13 (0.02) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 0.23 
 2.16 
RFI  0.54 (0.09) 0.00 (0.19) 0.00 
 0.98 
 2.61 
SAISX  0.55  0.12  0.14  0.27  0.43 
 1.23 
 2.61