Driehaus Micro Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Driehaus Micro Cap and Driehaus Emerging Markets is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Driehaus Micro 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.

Driehaus Micro Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Driehaus Micro Cap and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Driehaus Micro Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Driehaus Micro 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 Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.93DMAGX Driehaus Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.96DNSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.96DSMDX Driehaus Smallmid CapPairCorr
  0.99DVSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DEVDX Driehaus Event DrivenPairCorr
  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.97VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.92FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.83PYAIX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.85PYARX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.86BCAAX Brandywineglobal CPairCorr
  0.82GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.77PGXFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.64GIOAX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.93FMCMX American Funds AmcapPairCorr
  0.9NTDAX Nationwide DestinationPairCorr
  0.63QREARX Teachers Insurance AndPairCorr
  0.96WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.85LFROX Lord Abbett FloatingPairCorr
  0.81OHYFX Jpmorgan High YieldPairCorr
  0.95MIGYX Oppenheimer Main StreetPairCorr
  0.7GLRBX James Balanced GoldenPairCorr

Moving against Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.6DRIOX Driehaus InternationalPairCorr
  0.98UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.92USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr

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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   
DREGXDIEMX
DSMDXDNSMX
DNSMXDMCRX
DSMDXDMCRX
DMCRXDMAGX
DNSMXDMAGX
  
High negative correlations   
DSMDXDRIOX
DRIOXDMCRX
DRIOXDNSMX
DRIOXDMAGX
DEVDXDRIOX
DSMDXDRESX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Driehaus Mutual Fund performing well and Driehaus Micro 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 Driehaus Micro'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.