Jacob Small Correlations

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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

Good diversification

The correlation between Jacob Small Cap and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good 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 census.

Moving together with Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.92JAMFX Jacob InternetPairCorr
  0.98JSCGX Jacob Small CapPairCorr
  0.76JMCGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.75JMIGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr

Moving against Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.52GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.4GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.34FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.78ARYCX Real Estate FundPairCorr
  0.66OEPSX Oil Equipment Services Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63FJSCX Fidelity Japan SmallerPairCorr
  0.58RSYTX Strategic BondPairCorr
  0.48DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.47MSTMX Morningstar MultisectorPairCorr
  0.46QEVOX Quantified Evolution PlusPairCorr
  0.42AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.42AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.34CEUFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.32GUSOX Gmo TrustPairCorr
  0.31FEGOX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.93SOAEX Spirit Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.65PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr

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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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.