Qs Small Correlations

LGSCX Fund  USD 13.96  0.25  1.82%   
The current 90-days correlation between Qs Small Capitalization and Qs Growth Fund is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Qs 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.

Qs Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Qs Small Capitalization and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Qs Small Capitalization and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Qs Small Capitalization. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with LGSCX Mutual Fund

  0.93SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.98LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.93SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.66SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.64WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.94SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.91SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.61WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.88SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.92SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

Moving against LGSCX Mutual Fund

  0.68LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.66WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.65WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.65WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.64WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.64WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.64WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.62WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.62WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.62WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.61WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.61WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.57WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.57SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.56WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.54WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.51SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.48LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.41SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.31SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.63LMBSX Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.54WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.5LIORX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.47LIESX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.45SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.42LMAOX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.38LMAQX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.36SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.35WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.34LMAMX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.31WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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