Small Company Correlations

MSSGX Fund  USD 14.99  0.46  2.98%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Pany Growth and Mid Cap Growth is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Small Company 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 Company Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Small Pany Growth and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Pany Growth 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 Pany Growth. 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 Small Mutual Fund

  0.9MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.9MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.9MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.88MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.89MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.99MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.8THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.99MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.97MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.9TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.7MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.63MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.83MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.62MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.87MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.75TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.73TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.68MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.6TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.36MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.33MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.31MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Company 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 Company'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.