Jacob Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Jacob Small Cap and Crossmark Steward Equity is -0.46 (i.e., Very good 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 0.72 (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

  1.0JSCGX Jacob Small CapPairCorr
  0.91JMCGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.77VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.65VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.84JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.83JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.73VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.78VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.74VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.7VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.74VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.73VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.75PRVYX Putnam Retirement ReadyPairCorr
  0.91HIMDX Hennessy Nerstone MidPairCorr
  0.76VWEAX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.78JNYAX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.76VPSAX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.87FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr
  0.67SPBAX Deutsche Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.82HCYIX Direxion Hilton TacticalPairCorr

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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.