Wasatch Micro Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and Wasatch Micro Cap is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Wasatch Micro 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.

Wasatch Micro Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Wasatch Micro Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.85WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.85WAINX Wasatch Emerging IndiaPairCorr
  0.67WGICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.96WGROX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.77WIINX Wasatch Emerging IndiaPairCorr
  0.89WIGRX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.85WIGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.92WILCX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.74WMICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.92FMIEX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.64VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.67VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.71JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.61JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr

Moving against Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.92WAEMX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9WAIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.76WAIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.54WGUSX Wasatch Select InstPairCorr
  0.48WHOSX Wasatch HoisingtonPairCorr
  0.35WGMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.92WIEMX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92WIIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.74WIIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Wasatch Mutual Fund performing well and Wasatch Micro 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 Wasatch Micro'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.