US Small Correlations

RUSC Etf   33.66  0.42  1.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between US Small Cap and Direxion Daily Small is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of US 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.

US Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between US Small Cap and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding US Small Cap 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 US Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.

Moving together with RUSC Etf

  0.99VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71IJR iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.96IWM iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.96VRTIX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.74VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.68FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  0.71SPSM SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  1.0DFAS Dimensional Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VIOO Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.7PRFZ Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.91EWC iShares MSCI CanadaPairCorr
  0.7TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.68LQIG SPDR MarketAxess InvPairCorr
  0.84ISTB iShares Core 1PairCorr
  0.88HCMAX THE HILLMAN FUNDPairCorr
  0.87URA Global X UraniumPairCorr
  0.78IYR iShares Real EstatePairCorr
  0.91TAXT Northern Trust TaxPairCorr
  0.69FNK First Trust MidPairCorr
  0.95CCNR CoreCommodity NaturalPairCorr
  0.75DIA SPDR Dow JonesPairCorr
  0.66AVUV Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  0.94AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.96DES WisdomTree SmallCapPairCorr

Moving against RUSC Etf

  0.56HUM Humana IncPairCorr
  0.45ARKW ARK Next GenerationPairCorr
  0.68ENTR EntrepreneurSharesPairCorr

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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US Small Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between RUSC Etf performing well and US Small ETF 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 US 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.