Wasatch Micro Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and Wasatch Micro Cap is 0.64 (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 0.73 (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.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Wasatch Micro Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Moving together with Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.8WAAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.67WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.74WAMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.74WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  1.0WGICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.74WGMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.77WGROX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.8WIAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.82WICVX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.78WIGRX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.67WIGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.66WILCX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.82WMCVX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.66FMIEX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.89VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.45WAEMX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.45WAIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.42WAIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.36WHOSX Wasatch HoisingtonPairCorr
  0.45WIEMX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.45WIIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.42WIIGX 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
TRRVXBTIEX
  

High negative correlations

WIIOXWAMVX
BTIEXWIIOX
HNASXWIIOX
TRRVXWIIOX
PRLAXWIIOX
GLRBXWIIOX

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  1.07  0.12  0.11  0.15  0.90 
 1.72 
 14.63 
WIIOX  1.28 (0.71) 0.00 (1.57) 0.00 
 0.99 
 40.83 
HNASX  0.96  0.18  0.14  0.25  0.96 
 1.78 
 15.42 
NMVLX  0.47  0.01 (0.03) 0.09  0.49 
 0.97 
 3.50 
NNLEX  0.84 (0.24) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.33 
 10.92 
SWHRX  0.43 (0.13) 0.00 (0.42) 0.00 
 0.57 
 10.47 
BTIEX  0.78  0.21  0.20  0.31  0.56 
 1.55 
 15.32 
TRRVX  0.29  0.05  0.06  0.19  0.00 
 0.62 
 4.53 
GLRBX  0.43  0.00 (0.03) 0.06  0.74 
 0.76 
 7.21 
PRLAX  0.93  0.11  0.06  0.20  1.18 
 1.92 
 6.81