Small-cap Value Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Value and Transamerica High Yield is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Small-cap Value 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 Value Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Value Series and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Value Series 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 Small Cap Value Series. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Small-cap Mutual Fund

  0.8VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.77DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.94UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.98VSMCX Invesco Small CapPairCorr
  0.78PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.64DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.76AA Alcoa Corp Downward RallyPairCorr

Moving against Small-cap Mutual Fund

  0.62XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.55XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.55T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.46NXJ Nuveen New Jersey Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.39XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.37VZ Verizon Communications Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.36MSFT Microsoft Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small-cap Mutual Fund performing well and Small-cap Value 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 Value'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.