Small Cap Correlations

VCSLX Fund  USD 17.70  0.31  1.78%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Index and Balanced Fund Investor is 0.77 (i.e., 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 Index 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 Index 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 Index. 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.98VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.94VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.91VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.89VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.98VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.94VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.89VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.91VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.94VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.91VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.89VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.87VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.89VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.82VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.98VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.96VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.66VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.86VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.78VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.72VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.7VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.68VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.66VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.61VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.58VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.55VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.46VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.56HLDIX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.54VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.48VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr

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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 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.