Columbia Small Correlations

CMSCX Fund  USD 30.47  0.20  0.65%   
The current 90-days correlation between Columbia Small Cap and Gamco Global Gold is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Columbia 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.

Columbia Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Columbia Small Cap and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Columbia 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 Columbia 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Columbia Mutual Fund

  0.86CUSHX Columbia Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.75CUSBX Columbia Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.83CUURX Columbia Small CapPairCorr
  0.94CDDYX Columbia Dividend IncomePairCorr
  0.85CVERX Columbia Mid CapPairCorr
  0.72CVVRX Columbia Small CapPairCorr
  0.97CECYX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.81CEVYX Columbia Global EquityPairCorr
  0.92CEVZX Columbia Global EquityPairCorr
  0.81GEGTX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.93CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.8SCIOX Columbia SeligmanPairCorr
  0.98SCIRX Columbia SeligmanPairCorr
  0.98SCMIX Columbia SeligmanPairCorr
  0.78CXXRX Columbia Small CapPairCorr
  0.95CGWRX Columbia Large CapPairCorr
  0.87UMLGX Columbia Select LargePairCorr
  0.97NSEPX Columbia Select LargePairCorr
  0.65CHYYX Columbia High YieldPairCorr
  0.86CZMGX Multi Manager GrowthPairCorr
  0.71NBGPX Columbia Capital AllPairCorr

Moving against Columbia Mutual Fund

  0.75CUTRX Columbia Treasury IndexPairCorr
  0.75CUTYX Columbia Treasury IndexPairCorr
  0.57SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.55CUVRX Columbia GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69UMMGX Columbia BondPairCorr
  0.62CIFRX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.6CGOLX Columbia Global DividendPairCorr

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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 Columbia Mutual Fund performing well and Columbia 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 Columbia 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.