Sit Small Correlations

SSMGX Fund  USD 76.07  0.32  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sit Small Cap and Sit Esg Growth 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Sit Small Cap 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 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 census.

Moving together with Sit Mutual Fund

  0.98SSCDX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.85GDGIX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.85GDGSX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.98SDFSX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.93SDMGX Sit Developing MarketsPairCorr
  0.89SDVSX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.89SDVGX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.67SESGX Sit Esg GrowthPairCorr
  0.85NBNGX Sit Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68IESGX Sit Esg GrowthPairCorr
  0.91SMTFX Sit Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.92SNGRX Sit International GrowthPairCorr
  0.79SNGVX Sit U SPairCorr
  0.79SNGYX Sit Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.83SNTIX Sit Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83SNTYX Sit Tax FreePairCorr
  0.88SQIYX Sit Mutual FundsPairCorr
  0.88SQIFX Sit Quality IncomePairCorr
  0.76PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.77TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.83PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.88TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.69VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.63VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.68VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.69VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.68VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.68VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.63VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.63VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Sit Mutual Fund

  0.44PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr

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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.