Avantis Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Avantis Small Cap and Us Government Securities is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Avantis Small 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.

Avantis Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Avantis Small Cap and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Avantis Small Cap 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 Avantis Small Cap. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Avantis Mutual Fund

  0.72AVCNX American Century EtfPairCorr
  0.89AVLVX American Century EtfPairCorr
  0.92AVUVX Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AVUSX Avantis EquityPairCorr
  0.96AVUNX Avantis EquityPairCorr
  0.83ALCEX Avantis Large CapPairCorr
  0.8VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.75PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.93TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.67PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.64MLXCX Catalyst Mlp Infrast Steady GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Avantis Mutual Fund

  0.71AVGNX Avantis Short TermPairCorr
  0.67AVIGX American Century EtfPairCorr
  0.66AVBNX American Century EtfPairCorr
  0.55AVDEX Avantis InternationalPairCorr
  0.55AVDNX Avantis InternationalPairCorr
  0.53AVANX Avantis InternationalPairCorr
  0.53AVDVX Avantis InternationalPairCorr
  0.53AVSFX Avantis Short TermPairCorr
  0.33AVENX Avantis Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.32AVEEX Avantis Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71VIITX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.69SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.51PBDPX Pimco Investment GradePairCorr
  0.45JMKIX Emerging Markets DebtPairCorr
  0.44PEFPX Pimco Em FundamentalPairCorr
  0.4REEAX Rbc Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.39PEBIX Emerging Markets BondPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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