Correlation Between Small Cap and Growth Opportunities

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Small Cap and Growth Opportunities at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Small Cap and Growth Opportunities into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between Small Cap Core and Growth Opportunities Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Small Cap and Growth Opportunities and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Small Cap with a short position of Growth Opportunities. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Small Cap and Growth Opportunities.

Diversification Opportunities for Small Cap and Growth Opportunities

0.91
  Correlation Coefficient

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between Small and GROWTH is 0.91. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Core and Growth Opportunities Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Opportunities and Small Cap is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Small Cap Core are associated (or correlated) with Growth Opportunities. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Opportunities has no effect on the direction of Small Cap i.e., Small Cap and Growth Opportunities go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Small Cap and Growth Opportunities

Assuming the 90 days horizon Small Cap Core is expected to generate 1.56 times more return on investment than Growth Opportunities. However, Small Cap is 1.56 times more volatile than Growth Opportunities Fund. It trades about 0.21 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Opportunities Fund is currently generating about 0.16 per unit of risk. If you would invest  1,379  in Small Cap Core on August 31, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  111.00  from holding Small Cap Core or generate 8.05% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthVery Strong
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

Small Cap Core  vs.  Growth Opportunities Fund

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Small Cap Core 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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OK
Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Small Cap Core are ranked lower than 10 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak basic indicators, Small Cap may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in December 2024.
Growth Opportunities 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Opportunities Fund are ranked lower than 15 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak basic indicators, Growth Opportunities may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in December 2024.

Small Cap and Growth Opportunities Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Small Cap and Growth Opportunities

The main advantage of trading using opposite Small Cap and Growth Opportunities positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Small Cap position performs unexpectedly, Growth Opportunities can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Growth Opportunities will offset losses from the drop in Growth Opportunities' long position.
The idea behind Small Cap Core and Growth Opportunities Fund pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Fundamentals Comparison module to compare fundamentals across multiple equities to find investing opportunities.

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