Small Cap Correlations

SCRSX Fund  USD 11.81  0.08  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Core and Sit Government Securities is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Small Cap 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Core and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Core and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Core. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.9STEYX International StrategicPairCorr
  0.85STEZX International StrategicPairCorr
  0.85STESX International StrategicPairCorr
  1.0SCRYX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  1.0SCRZX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  0.82APGZX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.89APGYX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.9APGAX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.89APGCX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.94CHCLX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CHCIX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CHCCX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CHCYX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.66AMTAX Ab All MarketPairCorr
  0.49GCEYX Ab Global EPairCorr
  0.48GCECX Ab Global EPairCorr
  0.4GCEAX Ab Global EPairCorr
  0.34SUTCX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr
  0.32SUTAX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr
  0.35CHCZX Ab Discovery GrowthPairCorr
  0.32SUTZX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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