Small Cap Correlations

UISCX Fund  USD 14.63  0.11  0.76%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Stock and Intermediate Term Bond Fund is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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 0.89 (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 unemployment.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.8UICGX Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.9UIEMX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91UIHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.86UIIFX International FundPairCorr
  0.78UIGIX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.72UIGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.71UIINX Income Fund IncomePairCorr
  0.86UIISX Income StockPairCorr
  0.63UIITX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.87UIPMX Precious Metals AndPairCorr
  0.83UISBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.82UIVAX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.78UIWGX World GrowthPairCorr
  0.63URIBX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.73URGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.9URHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.87URUSX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.65USPRX Sp 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.87UTMAX Target Managed AllocationPairCorr
  0.87UUSIX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.9UGOFX Global Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.96FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.96FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.89PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.8PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.63VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.63VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.64UIGRX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.72UIAGX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

UIGIXUICGX
UIISXUIIFX
UIIFXUICGX
UIISXUICGX
UIITXUIGSX
UIIFXUIEMX
  

High negative correlations

UIITXUIGRX
UIINXUIGRX
UIGRXUIGSX
UIGRXUIEMX
UIISXUIGRX
UIGRXUIHIX

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  0.68  0.21  0.26  0.40  0.43 
 1.07 
 11.50 
UIEMX  0.84  0.24  0.17  0.38  0.91 
 2.15 
 10.38 
UIHIX  0.07  0.01 (0.16) 0.16  0.00 
 0.15 
 0.44 
UIIFX  0.74  0.28  0.24  0.54  0.64 
 1.49 
 13.23 
UIGIX  0.54  0.14  0.19  0.27  0.36 
 0.90 
 8.57 
UIGSX  0.13  0.01 (0.14)(0.59) 0.00 
 0.33 
 0.77 
UIGRX  0.67 (0.07) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 1.20 
 3.96 
UIINX  0.14  0.00 (0.17)(0.27) 0.10 
 0.26 
 0.85 
UIISX  0.61  0.23  0.33  0.43  0.17 
 1.34 
 9.57 
UIITX  0.15  0.01 (0.12)(0.78) 0.08 
 0.33 
 0.96