Small Company Correlations

ASQIX Fund  USD 17.72  0.09  0.51%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Pany Fund and Small Cap Value is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Small Company 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 Company Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Pany Fund and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Pany Fund 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 Pany Fund. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.93AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.91AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.97AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.94TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.88TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.87TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.87TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.88TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.93AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.92AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.82TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.93AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.88TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.88TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.88TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.88TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.93TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.88TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.83TWSCX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.93TWSAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.91TWSMX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.87TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.94TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.88TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.88TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.68NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.62TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.61CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.6TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.58TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.54TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.46TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.45TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.33TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.65ANTUX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.55TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.36ANTSX 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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Company 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 Company'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.