Walthausen Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Walthausen Small Cap and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Walthausen 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.

Walthausen Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Walthausen Small Cap and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Walthausen Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Walthausen Mutual Fund

  1.0WSCVX Walthausen Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.96UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.96UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.96UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.95AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.8FPURX Fidelity PuritanPairCorr
  0.94VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.73FCNTX Fidelity ContrafundPairCorr
  0.66NUSAX Nationwide GovernmentPairCorr
  0.83WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.85VLISX Vanguard Large CapPairCorr
  0.77RFEBX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.84USA Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.88ARTMX Artisan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86NML Neuberger Berman MlpPairCorr
  0.84AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.69WRAAX Wilmington Global AlphaPairCorr
  0.96LMBAX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.77ENPSX Oil Gas Ultrasector Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.78FLCNX Fidelity ContrafundPairCorr
  0.86VIPAX Index Plus LargecapPairCorr
  0.65AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88SGPGX Sgi Prudent GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Walthausen Mutual Fund

  0.41PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr
  0.4NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr

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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 Walthausen Mutual Fund performing well and Walthausen 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 Walthausen 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.