Meridian Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Meridian Small Cap and Taiwan Closed is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Meridian 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.

Meridian Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Meridian Small Cap 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 Meridian Small Cap 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 Meridian 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Meridian Mutual Fund

  0.89MRAEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99MRAGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.94MRCEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99MRCGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.93MRIEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.94MRIGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.99MRRGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MSGAX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  1.0MSGRX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.85MVALX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.93MEIFX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99MERDX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.88MFCAX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.88MFCCX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.85MFCIX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  1.0MISGX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.67VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.77JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.74JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.76JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.68WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.67IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.65IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.65WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.67WHIYX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.83HRACX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.78UICGX Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.77WMKTX Wesmark Tactical OppPairCorr

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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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