Small Capitalization Correlations

SSCPX Fund  USD 7.37  0.14  1.86%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Capitalization and Qs Small Capitalization is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Small Capitalization 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 Capitalization Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Small Capitalization Portfolio 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 Capitalization Portfolio 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 Capitalization Portfolio. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.97SABAX Salient Alternative BetaPairCorr
  0.97SABIX Aggressive BalancedPairCorr
  0.97SABCX Salient Alternative BetaPairCorr
  0.97SAMAX Moderately AggressivePairCorr
  0.97SAMCX Salient Mlp FundPairCorr
  0.97SAMIX Moderately AggressivePairCorr
  0.99SSCCX Saratoga Small CapitPairCorr
  1.0SSCYX Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.96SBCCX Moderately ConservativePairCorr
  0.75SBHIX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.96SBMCX Moderate BalancedPairCorr
  0.97SBMIX Moderate BalancedPairCorr
  0.95STPAX Technology CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.95STPCX Technology CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.95STPIX Technology CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.96SCAAX Conservative BalancedPairCorr
  0.94SUMCX Conservative BalancedPairCorr
  0.78SHPAX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.83SHPCX Health BiotchnologyPairCorr
  0.88SIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.88SIECX International EquityPairCorr
  0.88SIEPX International EquityPairCorr
  0.97SLCVX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.94SLGYX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.97SLVCX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97SLVYX Large Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.96SMACX Moderately ConservativePairCorr
  0.96SMICX Moderately ConservativePairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.76SFPIX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.93SLGCX Large CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.9SPMCX Mid CapitalizationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Capitalization 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 Capitalization'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.