Small Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Growth and Oakmark Select Fund is -0.07 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Growth and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Growth. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.79VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.92VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.64CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.64BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.85BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.74JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.66VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.59TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.53KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.51PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.42T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.33NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr

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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.