Walden Smid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Walden Smid Cap and Walden Midcap Fund is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Walden Smid 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.

Walden Smid Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Walden Smid Cap and DJI is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Walden Smid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Walden Mutual Fund

  0.98WAMFX Walden MidcapPairCorr
  0.93WSBFX Walden Asset ManagementPairCorr
  0.92WSEFX Walden EquityPairCorr
  0.91BTBFX Boston Trust AssetPairCorr
  0.96BTEFX Boston Trust EquityPairCorr
  0.93BTMFX Boston Trust MidcapPairCorr
  1.0BTSMX Boston Trust SmidPairCorr
  0.93BOSOX Boston Trust SmallPairCorr
  0.9VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.75FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.86FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.73GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.96GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.84GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.77GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr
  0.77FRCNX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.89LMTIX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.71BCGDX Blue Current GlobalPairCorr
  0.91NPNRX Neuberger Berman LargePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Walden Mutual Fund performing well and Walden Smid 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 Walden Smid'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.