Oberweis Micro Correlations

OBMCX Fund  USD 49.37  0.23  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between Oberweis Micro Cap and Oberweis Emerging Growth is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Oberweis 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.

Oberweis Micro Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Oberweis Micro Cap Fund 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 Oberweis Micro Cap Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Oberweis Mutual Fund

  0.72OBEGX Oberweis Emerging GrowthPairCorr
  0.72OBGIX Oberweis Emerging GrowthPairCorr
  0.85OBSIX Oberweis Small CapPairCorr
  0.84OBSOX Oberweis Small CapPairCorr
  1.0OMCIX Oberweis Micro CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.99VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.98JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.98JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.66FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.91SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.9MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.9MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.9SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.97LGWIX Ladenburg GrowthPairCorr
  0.75FIKAX Fidelity Advisor EnergyPairCorr
  0.94WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.8VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.95DFMGX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.85VTWAX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr

Moving against Oberweis Mutual Fund

  0.75OBEMX Oberweis Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75OIEMX Oberweis Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.31OBIOX Oberweis InternationalPairCorr
  0.58BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.58MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.57BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.38FMFFX Fs Managed FuturesPairCorr

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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 Oberweis Mutual Fund performing well and Oberweis 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 Oberweis 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.