Smallcap World Correlations

CSPAX Fund  USD 72.11  2.83  3.78%   
The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap World and New World Fund is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Smallcap World 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.

Smallcap World Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Smallcap World Fund 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 Smallcap World Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.74RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.73FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.71CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.65RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.65RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.65RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.65RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.65RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr

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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DFCEXCNWAX
RFKTXBHYIX
DFCEXHSWFX
TRFHXCNWAX
RFKTXTRFHX
  

High negative correlations

PEMGXBHYIX
PEMGXCFAAX
RFKTXPEMGX
BHYIXMFEJX
BHYIXMFEKX
PEMGXTRFHX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Smallcap Mutual Fund performing well and Smallcap World 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 Smallcap World'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
CNWAX  0.63 (0.10) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.23 
 6.33 
CFAAX  0.15  0.00 (0.26) 0.03  0.15 
 0.26 
 0.88 
MFEJX  0.97 (0.23) 0.00 (2.47) 0.00 
 1.52 
 14.03 
MFEKX  0.96 (0.22) 0.00 (2.46) 0.00 
 1.52 
 13.48 
HSWFX  0.63 (0.04)(0.05) 0.01  0.90 
 1.08 
 3.77 
BHYIX  0.14  0.00 (0.23) 0.05  0.06 
 0.42 
 1.12 
TRFHX  0.43 (0.09) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 0.77 
 2.02 
DFCEX  0.59 (0.04)(0.08)(0.01) 0.76 
 1.15 
 3.79 
PEMGX  0.66 (0.21) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 1.10 
 6.80 
RFKTX  0.54 (0.02)(0.04) 0.03  0.76 
 1.16 
 3.12