Wasatch Micro Correlations

WMICX Fund  USD 8.96  0.09  1.01%   
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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor 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

  0.81WAAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.69WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.76WAMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.76WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  1.0WGICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.76WGMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.79WGROX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.81WIAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.84WICVX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.79WIGRX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.69WIGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.69WILCX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.84WMCVX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.69FMIEX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.9VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.5WAEMX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.49WAIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.48WAIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.41WHOSX Wasatch HoisingtonPairCorr
  0.5WIEMX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.5WIIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.47WIIGX 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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HNASXWAMVX
BTIEXWAMVX
TRRVXWAMVX
TRRVXHNASX
GLRBXBTIEX
  

High negative correlations

WIIOXWAMVX
BTIEXWIIOX
TRRVXWIIOX
HNASXWIIOX
GLRBXWIIOX
PRLAXWIIOX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
WAMVX  1.12  0.13  0.12  0.19  0.87 
 2.44 
 14.63 
WIIOX  1.29 (0.70) 0.00 (1.44) 0.00 
 0.99 
 40.83 
HNASX  0.97  0.17  0.13  0.27  0.95 
 1.78 
 15.42 
NMVLX  0.49  0.02 (0.04) 0.14  0.47 
 1.13 
 3.50 
NNLEX  0.88 (0.22) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.55 
 10.92 
SWHRX  0.44 (0.15) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 0.57 
 10.47 
BTIEX  0.79  0.20  0.19  0.33  0.55 
 1.55 
 15.32 
TRRVX  0.30  0.05  0.00  0.21  0.00 
 0.62 
 4.53 
GLRBX  0.38  0.06  0.03  0.20  0.15 
 0.75 
 4.49 
PRLAX  0.93  0.16  0.09  0.29  1.15 
 1.92 
 6.81