Baird Smallcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baird Smallcap Value and Sound Shore Fund is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Baird Smallcap 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.

Baird Smallcap Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Baird Smallcap Value and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baird Smallcap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Baird Mutual Fund

  0.82BSVSX Baird Smallcap ValuePairCorr
  0.75BMDSX Baird MidcapPairCorr
  0.75BMDIX Baird MidcapPairCorr

Moving against Baird Mutual Fund

  0.48BTMIX Baird Short TermPairCorr
  0.45BTMSX Baird Short TermPairCorr
  0.35BUBIX Baird Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.34BUBSX Baird Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.34BMBIX Baird Quality IntermPairCorr
  0.33BSBIX Baird Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Baird Mutual Fund performing well and Baird Smallcap 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 Baird Smallcap'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.