Meridian Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Meridian Small Cap and Wesmark Growth Fund is 0.1 (i.e., Average 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Meridian Small Cap and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Meridian Mutual Fund

  0.87MRAEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.93MRAGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.92MRCEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.98MRCGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.92MRIEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.76MRIGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.83MSGAX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.63MSGGX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  1.0MSGRX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.77MVALX Meridian TrarianPairCorr
  0.97MEIFX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.93MERDX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.79MFCAX Meridian TrarianPairCorr
  0.92MFCCX Meridian TrarianPairCorr
  0.77MFCIX Meridian TrarianPairCorr
  1.0MISGX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.67JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.69JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.67JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.67JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.61VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.61VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.61VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.65VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.62VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.64VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.63VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.68VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.71FEQIX Fidelity Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.63JPVZX Jpmorgan InternationalPairCorr

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 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.