Meridian Small Correlations

MSGRX Fund  USD 14.08  0.24  1.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Meridian Small Cap and Invesco Porate Bond 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Meridian Small Cap and DJI is 0.03 (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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Meridian Mutual Fund

  0.68MRAEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.89MRAGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.68MRCEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.89MRCGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.64MRIEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.89MRIGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.96MRRGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MSGAX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  1.0MSGCX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  1.0MSGGX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.83MVALX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.68MEIFX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.89MERDX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MFCAX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.84MFCCX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.84MFCIX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  1.0MISGX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.86VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.83JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.83JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.83JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.83JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.83JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.63FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.78SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.78MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.78MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.78SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.94SCRYX Small Cap CorePairCorr

Moving against Meridian Mutual Fund

  0.58BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.58MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.52BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr

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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.
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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.