Driehaus Small/mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Driehaus Smallmid Cap and Franklin Small Cap is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Driehaus Small/mid 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.

Driehaus Small/mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Driehaus Smallmid Cap and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Driehaus Smallmid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.98DIEMX Driehaus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99DMAGX Driehaus Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.99DMCRX Driehaus Micro Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.99DNSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DRESX Driehaus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98DREGX Driehaus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97DRIOX Driehaus InternationalPairCorr
  0.99DVSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DEVDX Driehaus Event DrivenPairCorr
  0.99PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.95PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr
  0.93FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.98BOPCX Sterling Capital SpecialPairCorr
  0.74GBEMX Victory Sophus EmergingPairCorr
  1.0APDMX Artisan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99NBMOX Neuberger Berman SmallPairCorr
  0.92GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.97CSDGX Copeland Smid CapPairCorr
  0.96MIOIX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.83MSTBX Morningstar DefensivePairCorr
  0.98NBSLX Neuberger Berman SociallyPairCorr
  0.72EICTX Eaton Vance ConnecticutPairCorr
  0.96MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.99USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.99USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.97UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.82TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.81TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.79TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Driehaus Mutual Fund performing well and Driehaus Small/mid 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 Driehaus Small/mid'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.