Westcore Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Westcore Small Cap and Westcore International Small Cap is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Westcore Small-cap 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.

Westcore Small-cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Westcore Small Cap Growth and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Westcore Small Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Westcore Mutual Fund

  0.97SBASX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.92SBHAX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.97SBHCX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.97SBHVX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.97SBRVX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.98SBRAX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.87WTMVX Westcore Global LargePairCorr
  0.87WIMVX Westcore Global LargePairCorr
  1.0WISGX Westcore Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.99VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.62PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.75XNKGX Nuveen Georgia QualityPairCorr

Moving against Westcore Mutual Fund

  0.7WTIBX Westcore Plus BondPairCorr
  0.7WIIBX Westcore Plus BondPairCorr
  0.58CIEQX Segall Bryant HamllPairCorr
  0.58CIQRX Segall Bryant HamllPairCorr
  0.5SBSIX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.48SBHSX Segall Bryant HamillPairCorr
  0.42WTTAX Westcore MunicipalPairCorr
  0.66XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.6XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.47NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.42WITAX Westcore MunicipalPairCorr
  0.33XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Westcore Mutual Fund performing well and Westcore Small-cap 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 Westcore Small-cap'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.