Small Cap Correlations

JSCAX Fund  USD 19.58  0.28  1.41%   
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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Value 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 Value. 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 nation.

Moving together with SMALL Mutual Fund

  0.83FRBAX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.83FRBCX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.66JQLBX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.69JQLAX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.73JQLGX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.83JRBFX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.69JRETX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.83JRGRX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.63JRLQX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.69JRLUX Multi Index 2045PairCorr
  0.71JRLWX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.63JRLVX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.71JRLZX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.69JROUX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.7JRODX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.64JAAFX Jhancock Multi IndexPairCorr
  0.64JAAJX Jhancock Multi IndexPairCorr
  0.64JAAKX Jhancock Multi IndexPairCorr
  0.68JAAVX Jhancock MultimanagerPairCorr

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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   
FRBCXFRBAX
JRBFXFRBAX
JRGRXFRBAX
JRBFXFRBCX
JRGRXFRBCX
JRETXJQLAX
  
High negative correlations   
JRGRXJQLCX
JRBFXJQLCX
JQLCXFRBCX
JQLCXFRBAX

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
FRBAX  1.30  0.33  0.16 (7.79) 1.04 
 2.88 
 15.75 
FRBCX  1.30  0.33  0.16 (6.62) 1.07 
 2.88 
 15.70 
JQLMX  0.24 (0.03)(0.32) 0.03  0.29 
 0.41 
 1.43 
JQLBX  0.34 (0.03)(0.18) 0.05  0.41 
 0.66 
 2.06 
JQLAX  0.55  0.06 (0.07)(21.64) 0.60 
 1.22 
 3.61 
JQLCX  0.16 (0.02)(0.48) 0.00  0.17 
 0.33 
 1.00 
JQLGX  0.45 (0.04)(0.13) 0.06  0.55 
 0.90 
 2.65 
JRBFX  1.30  0.33  0.16 (7.22) 1.05 
 2.88 
 15.74 
JRETX  0.55  0.07 (0.06)(8.54) 0.60 
 1.21 
 3.46 
JRGRX  1.30  0.33  0.16 (8.45) 1.04 
 2.92 
 15.70