Small Cap Correlations

JSJAX Fund  USD 18.69  0.20  1.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Growth and Goldman Sachs High is -0.28 (i.e., Very good diversification). 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 Growth and DJI is 0.85 (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 Growth 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 Growth. 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

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  0.64JQLMX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.82JQLBX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.89JQLAX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.93JQLGX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.84JRBFX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.94JRETX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.84JRGRX Regional BankPairCorr
  0.87JRLQX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.87JRLUX Multi Index 2045PairCorr
  0.87JRLWX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
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  0.93JRLZX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.94JROUX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.93JRODX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.93JAAFX Jhancock Multi IndexPairCorr
  0.93JAAJX Jhancock Multi IndexPairCorr
  0.75JAAIX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.87JAAKX Jhancock Multi IndexPairCorr
  0.79JAAPX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.69JRTBX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.76JAARX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.68JRTDX Multi Index 2025PairCorr
  0.81JRTGX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.69JRTFX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.74JAASX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.81JRTIX Multi Index 2030PairCorr
  0.94JAAVX Jhancock MultimanagerPairCorr
  0.87JRTKX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr

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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.
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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.