Small Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Value and Small Cap Growth is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Value. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.71AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.71AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.76AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.73AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.8TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.78TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.77AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.76AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.73TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.7TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.68TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.68TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.65AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.65CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.78TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.78TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.76TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.73TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.73TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.72TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.68TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.56TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.55TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.53TWSAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.47TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.45TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.34TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.79TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.78TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.78TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.74TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.55ANTUX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.51NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

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

BDSIXBDSCX
TMLCXSTLYX
SVFDXSVFFX
SVFKXSVFFX
SVFKXSVFDX
STLYXBDSCX
  

High negative correlations

SVFDXBDSAX
SVFKXBDSAX
SVFFXBDSAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and 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 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
ANOIX  0.90 (0.09)(0.05) 0.00  1.19 
 2.06 
 6.21 
ANONX  0.92 (0.01) 0.00  0.61  0.00 
 2.08 
 6.08 
BDSAX  0.91  0.06 (0.01)(0.78) 1.13 
 2.09 
 6.96 
BDSCX  0.89 (0.03) 0.00  0.05  1.13 
 2.12 
 6.97 
BDSIX  0.90 (0.02) 0.01  0.05  1.13 
 2.17 
 6.96 
STLYX  0.42 (0.02)(0.05) 0.04  0.56 
 0.93 
 3.44 
TMLCX  0.42 (0.02)(0.05) 0.04  0.57 
 0.91 
 3.44 
SVFFX  0.67 (0.04)(0.05) 0.02  0.83 
 1.31 
 6.12 
SVFDX  0.67 (0.05)(0.06) 0.01  0.84 
 1.33 
 6.12 
SVFKX  0.67 (0.05)(0.06) 0.02  0.84 
 1.32 
 6.11