Smallcap World Correlations

RLLGX Fund  USD 68.38  1.12  1.67%   
The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap World and American Funds Fundamental is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Smallcap World 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.

Smallcap World Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Smallcap World Fund and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Smallcap World Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.85RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.78AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.77RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr

Moving against Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.67FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.33AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.68CEAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.66SBFFX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.65AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.63ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.61ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.6ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.6ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.52ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.43TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Smallcap Mutual Fund performing well and Smallcap World 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 Smallcap World'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.