Schwab Small-cap Correlations

SWSCX Fund  USD 18.45  0.48  2.67%   
The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Small Cap and Calvert Large Cap is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Schwab Small-cap 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.

Schwab Small-cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Small Cap Equity and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Small Cap Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.95LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.95SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.87SWMCX Schwab Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.88SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.8SWOBX Schwab BalancedPairCorr
  0.61SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.61SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.83SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.94SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.66SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.58SWISX Schwab InternationalPairCorr
  0.56SWLRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.53SWKRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.53SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.45SWMIX Laudus InternationalPairCorr
  0.72SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr
  0.61SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr
  0.58SFENX Schwab FundamentalPairCorr

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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 Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Small-cap 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 Schwab Small-cap'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.