Zacks Small-cap Correlations

ZSCCX Fund  USD 28.68  0.50  1.77%   
The current 90-days correlation between Zacks Small Cap and Zacks Small Cap E is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Zacks 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.

Zacks Small-cap Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Zacks Small Cap E and DJI is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Zacks Small Cap E 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 Zacks Small Cap E. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Zacks Mutual Fund

  0.94CZOVX Zacks All CapPairCorr
  0.96ZSCIX Zacks Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.76DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.84PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.89PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Zacks Mutual Fund

  0.54RFBSX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.48FECRX First Eagle CreditPairCorr
  0.47HOSGX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.43PUCPX Pimco Unconstrained BondPairCorr
  0.39BRZKX Blackrock Advantage EsgPairCorr
  0.55UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.44EPDIX Europac InternationalPairCorr
  0.43WRCGX William Blair ChinaPairCorr
  0.38TRWIX Transamerica InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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