Westwood Quality Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Westwood Quality Smidcap and Ab Discovery Value is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Westwood Quality 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.

Westwood Quality Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Westwood Quality Smidcap and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Westwood Quality Smidcap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Westwood Quality Smidcap. 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 population.

Moving together with Westwood Mutual Fund

  0.78WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.93WWMCX Ultimus Managers TrustPairCorr
  0.98WWSYX Westwood Quality SmallcapPairCorr
  0.98WHGSX Westwood Smallcap ValuePairCorr
  0.98WHGCX Westwood Quality SmallcapPairCorr
  0.93WHGAX Westwood Quality SmallcapPairCorr
  1.0WHGMX Westwood SmidcapPairCorr
  0.76WHGLX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.85WQAIX Westwood Quality AllcapPairCorr
  0.84WQAUX Westwood Quality AllcapPairCorr
  0.84VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.89PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.79PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Westwood Mutual Fund

  0.56WMNUX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.54WMNAX Westwood AlternativePairCorr
  0.53WMNIX Westwood Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.53INTIX Voya International IndexPairCorr
  0.45PEAPX International EmergingPairCorr
  0.39AEDVX Emerging Markets DebtPairCorr
  0.37FAGHX FaghxPairCorr

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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 Westwood Mutual Fund performing well and Westwood Quality 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 Westwood Quality'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.