Brandes Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Brandes Small Cap and Brandes International Equity is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Brandes 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.

Brandes Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Brandes Small Cap and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Brandes Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Brandes Mutual Fund

  1.0BSCRX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  1.0BSCMX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.97UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.79AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.71GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

Moving against Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.52BISRX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.51BIEAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.5BCPRX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.5BCPAX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.5BIERX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.49BCPIX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.48BINCX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.48BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.48BISAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.46BIECX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.46BIIEX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.42SMARX Brandes SeparatelyPairCorr
  0.33BEMAX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.32BEMIX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.32BEMRX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.72GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.52GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.51PLCCX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.5ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.5PIMIX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.49VFIIX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr

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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 Brandes Mutual Fund performing well and Brandes 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 Brandes 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.