Small Cap Correlations

VSSVX Fund  USD 13.56  0.05  0.37%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Special and Moderately Aggressive Balanced is 0.79 (i.e., Poor 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Special and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Special and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.96VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.93VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.87VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.85VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.88VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.93VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.86VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.86VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.91VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.91VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.84VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.99VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.84VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.82VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.96VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  1.0VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.61VGLSX Global StrategyPairCorr
  0.64VHYLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.84VLAGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.74VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.75VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.97VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.64VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.61VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.61VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.6VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.58VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.58VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.5VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.59GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.58VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.58GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.58GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.45VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.31GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

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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 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.