Oberweis Small Correlations

OBSOX Fund  USD 27.29  0.22  0.81%   
The current 90-days correlation between Oberweis Small Cap and Oberweis Micro Cap Fund is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Oberweis 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.

Oberweis Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

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

  0.94OBEGX Oberweis Emerging GrowthPairCorr
  0.94OBGIX Oberweis Emerging GrowthPairCorr
  0.84OBMCX Oberweis Micro CapPairCorr
  1.0OBSIX Oberweis Small CapPairCorr
  0.84OMCIX Oberweis Micro CapPairCorr
  0.79VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.86VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.84JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.84JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.86LGWIX Ladenburg GrowthPairCorr
  0.69FIKAX Fidelity Advisor EnergyPairCorr
  0.73WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.93VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.7PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.72DFMGX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.93VTWAX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr

Moving against Oberweis Mutual Fund

  0.42OBEMX Oberweis Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.41OIEMX Oberweis Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.55FMFFX 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   
KSCOXOBMCX
NEAGXOBEGX
NEAGXOBMCX
OBEGXOBMCX
KSCOXNEAGX
KSCOXOBEGX
  
High negative correlations   
KSCOXOBIOX
OBIOXOBMCX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Oberweis Mutual Fund performing well and Oberweis 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 Oberweis 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.