Royce Special Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Royce Special Equity and Royce Small Cap Value is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Royce Special 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.

Royce Special Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Royce Special Equity and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Royce Special Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Royce Mutual Fund

  0.98RPFFX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.91RDVIX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.95RVVHX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.91RYDVX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.94RYOFX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.94RYOTX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.95RYPFX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.98RYPRX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.94RYPNX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  1.0RYSEX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  0.97RYTRX Royce Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95RYVFX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.91RYVPX Royce Smaller CompaniesPairCorr
  0.94RMCFX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.95PENNX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.95VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.94UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.69SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.67SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.67RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.67RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.62FIKGX Fidelity Advisor SemPairCorr
  0.85RMQAX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.67RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.85RMQHX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.84LSHAX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.97SCRYX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  0.75LLPFX Longleaf PartnersPairCorr

Moving against Royce Mutual Fund

  0.42RIPIX Royce InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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