Small Cap Correlations

SCRSX Fund  USD 12.32  0.04  0.33%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Core and Ab Global Bond is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Small Cap 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 Cap Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Core and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Core and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Core. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.93GCEAX Ab Global EPairCorr
  0.93GCECX Ab Global EPairCorr
  0.93GCEYX Ab Global EPairCorr
  0.75AMTAX Ab All MarketPairCorr
  0.75AMTZX Ab All MarketPairCorr
  0.75AMTYX Ab All MarketPairCorr
  0.75AMTOX Ab All MarketPairCorr
  0.95STEYX International StrategicPairCorr
  0.95STEZX International StrategicPairCorr
  0.95STESX International StrategicPairCorr
  0.91SCAVX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  0.92SCCVX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  1.0SCRYX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  1.0SCRZX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  0.91SCYVX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  0.87APGZX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.87APGYX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.89APGAX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.87APGCX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.96CHCLX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.96CHCIX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.95CHCCX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.95CHCYX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.83CHCZX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.92SUTAX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr
  0.92SUTCX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr
  0.92SUTZX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Cap 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 Cap'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
GCEAX  0.73  0.12  0.12  0.25  0.60 
 1.36 
 11.09 
GCECX  0.73  0.13  0.13  0.26  0.56 
 1.27 
 11.42 
GCEYX  0.73  0.12  0.12  0.26  0.58 
 1.30 
 11.04 
AMTAX  0.60  0.11  0.08  0.27  0.73 
 1.17 
 3.68 
AMTZX  0.61  0.11  0.08  0.26  0.77 
 1.10 
 3.57 
AMTYX  0.61  0.11  0.08  0.27  0.81 
 1.18 
 3.70 
AMTOX  0.61  0.11  0.08  0.26  0.77 
 1.11 
 3.61 
ANAZX  0.10  0.00 (0.27) 0.12  0.00 
 0.29 
 0.58 
ANAYX  0.10  0.00 (0.23) 0.10  0.03 
 0.14 
 0.72 
ANAGX  0.11  0.00 (0.26) 0.10  0.00 
 0.29 
 0.58