Jacob Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Jacob Small Cap and Jacob Internet Fund is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Jacob 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.

Jacob Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Jacob Small Cap and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Jacob 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 Jacob 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 price.

Moving together with Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.92JAMFX Jacob InternetPairCorr
  0.92JSCGX Jacob Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.97JMCGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.97JMIGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.94VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.96VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.93JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.62IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.61IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.65BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.88STENX Northern LightsPairCorr
  0.96LMBAX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.9PRWAX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84FSRBX Banking Portfolio BankingPairCorr
  0.84PWTAX Ubs AllocationPairCorr
  0.94SSMOX Steward Small MidPairCorr
  0.86WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.85GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.94RTSAX Tax Managed MidPairCorr
  0.84PEO Adams Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.72GUMPX Guggenheim Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.9AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88TRLCX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.85SDGTX Deutsche Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.96PRDSX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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