Sit Small Correlations

SSCDX Fund  USD 17.64  0.16  0.90%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sit Small Cap and Financial Industries Fund is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Sit 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Sit Small Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Sit Small Cap and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sit 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 Sit 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Sit Mutual Fund

  0.62GDGIX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.64GDGSX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.95SSMGX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  1.0SDFSX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.84SDVSX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.84SDVGX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.79NBNGX Sit Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65SNIGX Sit Large CapPairCorr
  0.82VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.89PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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 Sit Mutual Fund performing well and Sit Small 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 Sit 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.