Small Cap Correlations

SLPIX Fund  USD 116.42  0.45  0.39%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Profund and Touchstone Large Cap is 0.79 (i.e., Poor 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Profund Small Cap and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Profund Small Cap 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 Profund Small Cap. 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

  0.64TEPIX Technology UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.61TEPSX Technology UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.97MLPSX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97MLPIX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.61ENPSX Oil Gas Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.62ENPIX Oil Gas Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.86ULPIX Ultrabull ProfundPairCorr
  0.86ULPSX Ultrabull ProfundPairCorr
  0.63OEPSX Oil Equipment Services Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63OEPIX Oil Equipment Services Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.98SVPIX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.98SVPSX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.98UMPSX Ultramid Cap Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.98UMPIX Ultramid Cap Profund Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.98UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91UIPSX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69BRPSX Bear Profund BearPairCorr
  0.68BRPIX Bear Profund BearPairCorr
  0.51SRPSX Short Real EstatePairCorr
  0.5SRPIX Short Real EstatePairCorr
  0.49RRPSX Rising Rates Opportunity Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.48RRPIX Rising Rates Opportunity Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.37RTPSX Rising Rates OpportunityPairCorr
  0.33RTPIX Rising Rates OpportunityPairCorr

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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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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.