Brandes Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Brandes Small Cap and Intermediate Government Bond is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Brandes Small Cap and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest 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.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Brandes 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 population.

Moving together with Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.8BSCRX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  1.0BSCAX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.94UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.91UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.9AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.89LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.89KMKCX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.87KNPYX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.91KMKAX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.85LSHCX Horizon Spin Off Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.87WWNPX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.87KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.9KNPAX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr

Moving against Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.8BIECX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.79BIERX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.79BIEAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.74BIIEX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.55BCPRX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.52BCPIX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.51BEMCX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.5BEMIX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.49BEMAX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.49BEMRX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.38BINCX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.43SMARX Brandes SeparatelyPairCorr
  0.38BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr

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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.