Brandes Small Correlations

BSCRX Fund  USD 17.04  0.19  1.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Brandes Small Cap and Brandes Small Cap is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Brandes Small Cap and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.97BSCMX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  1.0BSCAX Brandes Small CapPairCorr
  0.65BGEAX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.66BGVIX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.63BGVCX Brandes Global EquityPairCorr
  0.92VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.92UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.92UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.96UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.96AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.91LSHUX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.91LSHCX Horizon Spin Off Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.94OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.94SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91LSHEX Kinetics Spin Off Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.94SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.91LSHAX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr

Moving against Brandes Mutual Fund

  0.76BIECX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.75BIERX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.75BIEAX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.74BIIEX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.62BCPRX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.61BCPIX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.6BCPAX Brandes E PlusPairCorr
  0.53SMARX 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.