Meridian Small Correlations

MSGGX Fund  USD 12.40  0.26  2.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Meridian Small Cap and Meridian Small Cap is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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

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Poor diversification

The correlation between Meridian Small Cap and DJI is 0.73 (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 price.

Moving together with Meridian Mutual Fund

  0.97MRAGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.97MRIGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.97MRRGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MSGAX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.93MVALX Meridian TrarianPairCorr
  0.97MERDX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.96MFCAX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.96MFCCX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.96MFCIX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.92VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.95JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr

Moving against Meridian Mutual Fund

  0.56SAEMX Sa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.44NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.81GF New Germany ClosedPairCorr
  0.75VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.7PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.7BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.69USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.65HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.65ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.61VICSX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.61EMBAX Unconstrained EmergingPairCorr
  0.53GIOIX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.5RMDUX American Funds MultiPairCorr
  0.48UTF Cohen And SteersPairCorr
  0.48DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr
  0.43SGDLX Sprott Gold EquityPairCorr
  0.39HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr

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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.