Brandes Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Brandes Small Cap and Intermediate Government Bond is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Brandes Small 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.

Brandes Small Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Brandes Small Cap and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Brandes Small Cap 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 Brandes Small Cap. 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 Brandes Mutual Fund

  1.0BSCRX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  1.0BSCAX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  0.61BGVIX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.96VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.97UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.94AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.91LSHUX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.91KMKCX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.9KNPYX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.91KMKAX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.89LSHCX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.9WWNPX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.9KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.92KNPAX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.65ACP Aberdeen Income CreditPairCorr

Moving against Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.8BIECX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.79BIERX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.79BIEAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.77BIIEX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.55BCPRX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.52BCPIX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.38BEMCX Brandes Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.36BEMRX Brandes Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.35BEMAX Brandes Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.32BEMIX Brandes Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.43SMARX Brandes SeparatelyPairCorr

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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 Brandes Mutual Fund performing well and Brandes Small 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 Brandes Small'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.