Japan Smaller Correlations

JOF Fund  USD 8.46  0.05  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between Japan Smaller Capita and Mexico Closed is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Japan Smaller 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.

Japan Smaller Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Japan Smaller Capitalization and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Japan Smaller Capitalization and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in persons.

Moving together with Japan Fund

  0.82TREMX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.7DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr
  0.83UTF Cohen And SteersPairCorr
  0.83VICSX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.83USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.68DBIWX Dws Global MacroPairCorr
  0.95BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.84SGDLX Sprott Gold EquityPairCorr
  0.93ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.88ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.63GIOIX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.8HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr
  0.83HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr

Moving against Japan Fund

  0.74SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.73SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.37CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr

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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 Japan Fund performing well and Japan Smaller 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 Japan Smaller'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
MXF  1.01  0.13  0.09  0.33  1.25 
 2.49 
 5.85 
NXG  1.40  0.31  0.12  1.16  2.12 
 3.26 
 13.35 
CEE  2.05  0.47  0.17  0.91  2.23 
 5.96 
 20.37 
TWN  1.08 (0.15) 0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 1.93 
 7.31 
KF  0.91  0.16  0.15  0.28  0.90 
 2.36 
 5.73 
SWZ  0.80  0.29  0.38  0.55  0.29 
 2.03 
 7.18 
MXE  1.01  0.09  0.07  0.18  1.10 
 2.24 
 4.69 
EHI  0.44  0.07  0.15  0.25  0.32 
 0.92 
 3.70 
GF  0.99  0.36  0.28  0.59  0.83 
 2.80 
 7.35 
MCR  0.37  0.03  0.04  0.19  0.44 
 0.66 
 3.88