Correlation Between Small-cap Growth and Short Real

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Small-cap Growth and Short Real at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Small-cap Growth and Short Real into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Small Cap Growth Profund and Short Real Estate, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Small-cap Growth and Short Real and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Small-cap Growth with a short position of Short Real. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Small-cap Growth and Short Real.

Diversification Opportunities for Small-cap Growth and Short Real

0.03

Correlation Coefficient

Small-cap Growth  Short Real

Significant diversification

The 3 months correlation between SMALL-CAP and Short is 0.03. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Growth Profund and Short Real Estate in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Short Real Estate and Small-cap Growth is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Small Cap Growth Profund are associated (or correlated) with Short Real. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Short Real Estate has no effect on the direction of Small-cap Growth i.e., Small-cap Growth and Short Real go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Small-cap Growth and Short Real

Assuming the 90 days horizon Small Cap Growth Profund is expected to under-perform the Short Real. In addition to that, Small-cap Growth is 1.15 times more volatile than Short Real Estate. It trades about -0.14 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Short Real Estate is currently generating about -0.04 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  809.00  in Short Real Estate on December 20, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (23.00) from holding Short Real Estate or give up 2.84% of portfolio value over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Insignificant
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Small Cap Growth Profund  vs.  Short Real Estate

Small Cap Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Small Cap Growth Profund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of latest weak performance, the Fund's forward indicators remain strong and the current disturbance on Wall Street may also be a sign of long term gains for the fund investors.

Short Real Estate

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Short Real Estate has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Short Real is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Small-cap Growth and Short Real

The main advantage of trading using opposite Small-cap Growth and Short Real positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Small-cap Growth position performs unexpectedly, Short Real can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Short Real will offset losses from the drop in Short Real's long position.

The idea behind Small Cap Growth Profund and Short Real Estate pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Portfolio Optimization module to compute new portfolio that will generate highest expected return given your specified tolerance for risk.