Smallcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap Sp 600 and Strategic Allocation Moderate is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Smallcap 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.

Smallcap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Smallcap Sp 600 and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Smallcap Sp 600 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 Smallcap Sp 600. 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 Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.94FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.8FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.76PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.94PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.85WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.85IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.85IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.84WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.84WHIYX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.77AA Alcoa Corp Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.63WMT Walmart Common Stock Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.88BA Boeing Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.61XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.66DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr

Moving against Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.52ERH Allspring Utilities AndPairCorr
  0.56T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.37VZ Verizon Communications Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.35MSFT Microsoft Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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