Driehaus Small/mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Driehaus Smallmid Cap and Alpine Ultra Short is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Driehaus Small/mid 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/mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Driehaus Smallmid Cap and DJI is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Driehaus Smallmid 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 Smallmid 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.78DMAGX Driehaus Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.97DMCRX Driehaus Micro CapPairCorr
  0.99DNSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DVSMX Driehaus Small CapPairCorr
  0.92DEVDX Driehaus Event DrivenPairCorr
  0.96PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.65PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.67PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Driehaus Mutual Fund

  0.55DRIOX Driehaus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89URPSX Ultrabear ProfundPairCorr
  0.83IVFAX Federated InternationalPairCorr
  0.81PRCIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.78GSRUX Goldman Sachs InflationPairCorr
  0.76BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.75TNUIX 1290 Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.73BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.73MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.68VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.67IIXAX Catalyst Insider IncomePairCorr
  0.46MMIIX Mfs Municipal HighPairCorr
  0.44MHIIX Mfs High IncomePairCorr
  0.42RWDIX Redwood Managed VolaPairCorr
  0.39RWDNX Redwood Managed VolaPairCorr
  0.37FSMSX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.35FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Driehaus Mutual Fund performing well and Driehaus Small/mid 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/mid'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.