Needham Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Needham Small Cap and Paradigm Micro Cap Fund is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Needham 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.

Needham Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Needham Small Cap and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Needham 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 Needham 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Needham Mutual Fund

  0.91NEAIX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.91NEAGX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.72NEEGX Needham Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  1.0NESGX Needham Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.7VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.68DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.65FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.65FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.61MGHRX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.72MGRPX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.63MCRTX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.62MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.72TWN Taiwan ClosedPairCorr
  0.64TTIPX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.61FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr

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 Needham Mutual Fund performing well and Needham 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 Needham 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.