Brandes Small Correlations

BSCRX Fund  USD 15.22  0.17  1.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between Brandes Small Cap and Jhancock Disciplined Value is -0.04 (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.
  
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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Brandes Mutual Fund

  1.0BSCMX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  1.0BSCAX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.97UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.78AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.7GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

Moving against Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.51BISRX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.5BIEAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.49BCPRX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.49BCPAX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.49BIERX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.48BCPIX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.47BINCX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.47BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.47BISAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.45BIECX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.45BIIEX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.41SMARX Brandes SeparatelyPairCorr
  0.32BEMAX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.31BEMIX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.31BEMRX Brandes Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.71GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.51GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.5PLCCX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.49VFIIX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr
  0.49ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.49PIMIX Pimco IncomePairCorr

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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.