Small Midcap Correlations

PMDIX Fund  USD 19.91  0.36  1.84%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Midcap Dividend and Rbc Emerging Markets is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Small Midcap 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 Midcap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Small Midcap Dividend Income and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Midcap Dividend Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Midcap Dividend Income. 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 Small Mutual Fund

  0.74SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.68SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.81PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.81PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.77PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.74SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.73PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.85PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.85PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.85PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.76PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.82PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.73STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.83PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.73SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.71SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.83PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.76PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.54PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.5PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.31PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.6PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.52PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.39PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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