Scout Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Scout Small Cap and Barings Active Short is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Scout 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.

Scout Small Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Scout Small Cap and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Scout Small Cap 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 Scout Small Cap. 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 rate.

Moving together with Scout Mutual Fund

  0.96CWSGX Chartwell Small CapPairCorr
  0.93HRSCX Eagle Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.85VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.75JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr

Moving against Scout Mutual Fund

  0.74CWFIX Chartwell Short DurationPairCorr
  0.74SCPEX Carillon Reams CorePairCorr
  0.73SCPZX Scout E PlusPairCorr
  0.64EISIX Eagle International StockPairCorr
  0.6EISVX Eagle International StockPairCorr
  0.59EISDX Eagle International StockPairCorr
  0.59EISAX Eagle International StockPairCorr
  0.87HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.81RYUHX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.72VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.59RIRFX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.5NHILX Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.46BRKRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.45PCCFX Prudential Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.91ASBFX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.89FLRRX Franklin Low DurationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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