Small Cap Correlations

UISCX Fund  USD 13.60  0.10  0.74%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Stock and Calvert Moderate Allocation is -0.15 (i.e., Good 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Stock and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Stock 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 Stock. 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

  0.93UICGX Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.97UIEMX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94UIHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.93UIIFX International FundPairCorr
  0.93UIGIX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.97UIGRX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.97UIISX Income StockPairCorr
  0.8UISBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.99UIVAX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.94UIWGX World GrowthPairCorr
  0.94URHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.97URNQX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.81URSBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.85URUSX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.98USPRX Sp 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.95UTMAX Target Managed AllocationPairCorr
  0.88UUSIX Ultra Short TermPairCorr
  0.93UGOFX Global Managed VolatilityPairCorr
  0.96UIAGX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  1.0VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.99PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.92PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.92PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.93SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.93SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.94TTEEX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.