Century Small Correlations

CSMCX Fund  USD 49.66  0.49  1.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Century Small Cap and Third Avenue Real is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Century 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.

Century Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Century Small Cap and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Century 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 Century 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Century Mutual Fund

  0.94IMIDX Congress Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94CMIDX Congress Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92CMLIX Congress Large CapPairCorr
  0.92CAMLX Congress Large CapPairCorr
  1.0CSMVX Century Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.99VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.74JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.71JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.74JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.67JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.89BTCVX Cboe Vest BitcoinPairCorr
  0.91AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.89FZROX Fidelity Zero TotalPairCorr
  0.9ELFNX Elfun Trusts ElfunPairCorr
  0.68HIX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.66FSUTX Utilities PortfolioPairCorr
  0.87CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.61AHYDX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.76RGGEX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.89GVCAX Gabelli ValuePairCorr
  0.73AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.94FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr

Moving against Century Mutual Fund

  0.51NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.42PFHCX Pacific Funds 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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MGRIXAVALX
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AVALXTAREX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Century Mutual Fund performing well and Century 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 Century 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.