Smallcap World Correlations

SMCFX Fund  USD 66.62  0.28  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap World and Calamos Dynamic Convertible is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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 0.68 (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.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Smallcap World Fund. 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 census.

Moving together with Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.92RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.94AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr

Moving against Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.68FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.32AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.68CEAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.67SBFFX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.65AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.62ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.6ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.59ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.59ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.59ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.43TEPAX 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.