Us Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Us Small Cap and World Core Equity is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Us Small 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.

Us Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Us Small Cap and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Us Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Us Small Cap. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with DFSTX Mutual Fund

  0.93DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.67DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.64DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.7DFVEX Us Vector EquityPairCorr
  0.96DGLIX Global SmallPairCorr
  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFSTX Mutual Fund performing well and Us Small 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 Us Small'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.