Small Cap Correlations

ANOCX Fund  USD 16.56  0.12  0.72%   
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 Growth and DJI is 0.85 (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 Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Growth. 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 Small Mutual Fund

  0.92AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.94AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.96AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.9TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.88TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.86TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.86TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.87TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.92AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.91AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.84TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.92AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.78TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.78TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.88TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.87TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.95TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.87TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.86TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.96TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.94TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.86TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.91TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.88TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.88TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.76NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.58TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.54TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.53TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.49TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.49TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.48CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.43TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.42AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78ANTUX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.78ANTGX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.78ANVRX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.78ANVMX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.78ANVLX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.52TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.5TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.47ANTMX Nt International SmallPairCorr

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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.