Deutsche Small Correlations

SSDIX Fund  USD 33.05  0.14  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Deutsche Small Cap and Deutsche Real Estate is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Deutsche 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.

Deutsche Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

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

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  0.79VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.75VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.78JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.68CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr
  0.85CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.9HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.73DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.72AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.8BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.81MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.94AXP American ExpressPairCorr

Moving against Deutsche Mutual Fund

  0.6UGPIX Ultrachina ProfundPairCorr
  0.6UGPSX Ultrachina ProfundPairCorr
  0.49UTF Cohen And SteersPairCorr
  0.45HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr
  0.4PMPIX Precious Metals UltrPairCorr
  0.7MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.69TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.67T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.64KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.4INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.36IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.35XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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