Tiaa-cref Small/mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Tiaa-cref Small/mid-cap and Guidemark Large Cap is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Tiaa-cref Small/mid-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.

Tiaa-cref Small/mid-cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Tiaa Cref Smallmid Cap Equity and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Tiaa Cref Smallmid Cap Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund

  0.97TEQWX Tiaa Cref EquityPairCorr
  0.68TFIHX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.84TFTIX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.98TGIWX Tiaa Cref GrowthPairCorr
  0.63THCVX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.95TICHX Tiaa Cref SocialPairCorr
  0.97TIEIX Tiaa Cref EquityPairCorr
  0.98TIIRX Tiaa Cref GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund

  0.63TIDRX Tiaa Cref BondPairCorr
  0.6TGRKX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  0.6TIDPX Tiaa Cref BondPairCorr
  0.59TGRNX Tiaa Cref GreenPairCorr
  0.59TIBDX Tiaa Cref BondPairCorr
  0.59TIBHX Tiaa Cref BondPairCorr
  0.58TIBFX Tiaa Cref BondPairCorr
  0.46TEMRX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.45TEDVX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.44TEDNX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.44TEDTX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.43TEDLX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.43TEDHX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.43TEDPX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.42TEMVX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.41TEMLX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.41TEMHX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.38TEQLX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.38TEQKX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.38TEQHX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.38TEQPX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.58TIIHX Tiaa Cref InflationPairCorr
  0.58TIILX Tiaa-cref Inflation-linkedPairCorr
  0.58TIIWX Tiaa Cref InflationPairCorr
  0.58TIKRX Tiaa-cref Inflation-linkedPairCorr
  0.48TIISX Tiaa Cref IntlPairCorr
  0.39TIEHX Tiaa Cref InternationalPairCorr
  0.39TIERX Tiaa Cref InternationalPairCorr
  0.39TIIEX Tiaa Cref InternationalPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund performing well and Tiaa-cref Small/mid-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 Tiaa-cref Small/mid-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.