Small Cap Correlations

JSJAX Fund  USD 15.23  0.08  0.52%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Growth and Western Asset E is -0.05 (i.e., 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 weak diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Growth and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak 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

  0.69JQLMX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.7JQLBX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.7JQLAX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.64JQLCX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.7JQLGX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.71JRETX J Hancock IiPairCorr
  0.61JRLKX Multi Index 2015PairCorr
  0.64JRLPX Multi Index 2020PairCorr
  0.65JAAPX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.61JAARX Alternative AssetPairCorr
  0.66JRTGX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr

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 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.