Smallcap World Correlations

SMCFX Fund  USD 73.99  0.54  0.74%   
The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap World and Income Fund Of is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Smallcap World 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 World Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Smallcap World Fund and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Smallcap World Fund 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 Smallcap World Fund. 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 census.

Moving together with Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.9AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.77AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.77AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.9RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.9AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.75RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.82CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.86AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

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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 Smallcap Mutual Fund performing well and Smallcap World 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 World'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
AMECX  0.32 (0.02)(0.22) 0.09  0.31 
 0.68 
 1.81 
RNEBX  0.55 (0.02) 0.00  0.56  0.00 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.46  0.05 (0.14) 2.37  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.46  0.05 (0.14) 2.76  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.02)(0.31) 0.07  0.25 
 0.52 
 1.32 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.02) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 0.21 
 0.84 
AMEFX  0.32 (0.02)(0.21) 0.09  0.33 
 0.68 
 1.81 
RNGGX  0.67  0.07 (0.05) 1.50  0.97 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.66 (0.03)(0.03) 0.10  0.97 
 1.47 
 4.06 
RNGHX  0.67  0.07 (0.05) 1.48  0.97 
 1.47 
 4.07