Ivy Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ivy Small Cap and Real Estate Securities is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Ivy 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.

Ivy Small Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Ivy Small Cap and DJI is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ivy Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ivy Mutual Fund

  0.73ILGRX Ivy Large CapPairCorr
  0.97WRGCX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.82WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.78IMACX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.76IMAIX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.77IMAYX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.99WSGRX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.87WASCX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.85WASYX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.75IMURX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.74INRSX Ivy Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.92WTRCX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.93WCEYX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.88IREIX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  1.0IRGFX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.88IRSRX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.88IRSYX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.88IRSCX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.88IRSEX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.85IASTX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.86IASRX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.88ISPVX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.81WHIYX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.65ITGRX Ivy Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.93ICEQX Ivy E EquityPairCorr

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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 Ivy Mutual Fund performing well and Ivy 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 Ivy 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.