Small Cap Correlations

VCSLX Fund  USD 14.48  0.08  0.55%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Index and Morningstar Servative Etf is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Index 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 Small Cap Index 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 Small Cap Index. 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.66VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.7VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.68VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.65VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.98VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.79VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.88VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.97VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.96VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.93VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.67VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.66VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.85VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.67VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.95VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.72VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.91VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.95VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.66VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.53VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.49VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.46VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.43VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.34VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.98UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.95USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.6PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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