Royce Smaller Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Royce Smaller Companies and Royce Small Cap Value is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Royce Smaller 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.

Royce Smaller Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Royce Smaller Companies Growth and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Royce Smaller Companies Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Royce Mutual Fund

  0.97RPFFX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.94RSEFX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  0.97RDVIX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  1.0RVPHX Royce Smaller CompaniesPairCorr
  0.93RVVHX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.97RYDVX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.95RYIPX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.97RYOFX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.96RYOTX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.97RYPFX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.97RYPRX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.97RYPNX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.94RYSEX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  0.95RYTFX Royce Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95RYTRX Royce Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93RYVFX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.95RIPNX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.95RIPIX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.96RMCFX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.97PENNX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.98VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.99VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.97JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.98VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.98VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.98VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Royce Mutual Fund performing well and Royce Smaller 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 Royce Smaller'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.