Small Cap Correlations

UISCX Fund  USD 15.73  0.26  1.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Stock and Capital Growth Fund is 0.8 (i.e., Very 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Stock and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Stock 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 Stock. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.8UICGX Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.89UIGIX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.84UIGRX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.9UIISX Income StockPairCorr
  0.93UIVAX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.75UIWGX World GrowthPairCorr
  0.83URNQX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.85USPRX Sp 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.79UTMAX Target Managed AllocationPairCorr
  0.7UGOFX Global Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.82UIAGX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.96PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.88ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.81CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.57UIITX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.56UIGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.55URIBX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.55URGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.53UIINX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.53URIFX Income Fund IncomePairCorr

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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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UIINXUIGSX
UIITXUIINX
UIGRXUIGIX
UIISXUIGIX
UIISXUIGRX
  
High negative correlations   
UIITXUIGRX
UIGRXUIGSX
UIITXUIGIX
UIGSXUIGIX
UIINXUIGRX
UIITXUIISX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
UICGX  0.57 (0.05)(0.11) 0.05  0.67 
 1.32 
 3.82 
UIEMX  0.73 (0.10) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.31 
 4.60 
UIHIX  0.10  0.01 (0.42) 0.35  0.00 
 0.29 
 1.02 
UIIFX  0.66 (0.12) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.17 
 4.39 
UIGIX  0.53 (0.01)(0.04) 0.11  0.53 
 1.23 
 3.66 
UIGSX  0.17 (0.02) 0.00  0.49  0.00 
 0.34 
 1.12 
UIGRX  0.73  0.03  0.01  0.15  0.99 
 1.72 
 5.06 
UIINX  0.19 (0.02) 0.00  0.58  0.00 
 0.43 
 1.13 
UIISX  0.55 (0.01)(0.06) 0.10  0.45 
 1.11 
 3.63 
UIITX  0.19 (0.02) 0.00  0.44  0.00 
 0.43 
 1.20