Vela Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vela Small Cap and Vela International is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vela 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.

Vela Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vela Small Cap and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vela Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vela Mutual Fund

  0.86VELAX Vela Large CapPairCorr
  0.86VELIX Vela Large CapPairCorr
  1.0VESAX Vela Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VIOAX Vela Income OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.85VIOIX Vela Income OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.9VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.94UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.93AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.82VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.8VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.8VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.82VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.7EGLAX Eagle Mlp StrategyPairCorr
  0.82BMSYX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.8TRHZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.65AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.78AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.76GSFTX Columbia Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.81AULYX Ultra Fund YPairCorr
  0.78RFNBX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.8URNQX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vela Mutual Fund performing well and Vela 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 Vela 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.