Driehaus Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Driehaus Small Cap and The Gold Bullion is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Driehaus 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.

Driehaus Small Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Driehaus Small Cap and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Driehaus Small 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 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 Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.81DMAGX Driehaus Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.94DMCRX Driehaus Micro CapPairCorr
  1.0DSMDX Driehaus Smallmid CapPairCorr
  0.97DVSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DEVDX Driehaus Event DrivenPairCorr
  0.94VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.89VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.88JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.88JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.88JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.88JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.88JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr

Moving against Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.6DRIOX Driehaus InternationalPairCorr
  0.93UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.85USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.83CIHCX Cullen International HighPairCorr
  0.79USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.77GSTPX Goldman Sachs InflationPairCorr
  0.76MEERX Massmutual PremierPairCorr
  0.67FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.67GIOIX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.63DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr
  0.56MRCZX Massmutual RetiresmartPairCorr
  0.53VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.51PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr
  0.41TIMUX Transamerica IntermediatePairCorr

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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 Driehaus Mutual Fund performing well and Driehaus 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 Driehaus 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.