Ultrasmall Cap Correlations

UAPSX Fund  USD 54.25  2.88  5.61%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ultrasmall Cap Profund and Small Cap Value Profund is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Ultrasmall 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.

Ultrasmall Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Ultrasmall Cap Profund Ultrasm and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultrasmall Cap Profund Ultrasm and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ultrasmall Mutual Fund

  0.67RYVYX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.67RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.65RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.66UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.65UOPSX Ultranasdaq 100 ProfundPairCorr
  0.64DXQLX Direxion Monthly NasdaqPairCorr
  0.67INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.76MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

Moving against Ultrasmall Mutual Fund

  0.4MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.39TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.39VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.33KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ultrasmall Mutual Fund performing well and Ultrasmall 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 Ultrasmall 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.