Aberdeen Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Aberdeen Small Cap and Aberdeen Emerging Markets is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Aberdeen 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.

Aberdeen Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Aberdeen Small Cap and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Aberdeen Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen Mutual Fund

  0.82STK Columbia Seligman PremiumPairCorr
  0.89GXXAX Aberdeen Equity APairCorr
  0.89GXXCX Aberdeen Multi CapPairCorr
  0.89GXXIX Aberdeen Equity InstlPairCorr
  0.89GGLIX Aberdeen Multi CapPairCorr
  1.0GGUIX Aberdeen Eq LongPairCorr
  0.79ATOAX Alpine Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.81ATOBX Aberdeen Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.79ATOIX Alpine Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.71BJBHX Aberdeen Global HighPairCorr
  0.67JHYIX Aberdeen Global HighPairCorr

Moving against Aberdeen Mutual Fund

  0.54GWLRX Aberdeen Gbl EqPairCorr
  0.54CGFIX Aberdeen Global FixedPairCorr
  0.53GLLAX Aberdeen Gbl EqPairCorr
  0.52GWLIX Aberdeen Gbl EqPairCorr
  0.49WVCCX Aberdeen Gbl SmallPairCorr
  0.48ABNIX Aberdeen Global SmallPairCorr
  0.43JETAX Aberdeen Select IntePairCorr
  0.42JETIX Aberdeen Select IntePairCorr
  0.57CUGAX Aberdeen Global UncoPairCorr
  0.55GLLCX Aberdeen Gbl EqPairCorr
  0.53GLLSX Aberdeen Global EqutyPairCorr
  0.53AGCIX Aberdeen Global UncoPairCorr
  0.5CPVCX Aberdeen Gbl SmallPairCorr
  0.49WPVAX Aberdeen Gbl SmallPairCorr
  0.4AIAFX Alpine Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.39AIFRX Alpine Global InfrasPairCorr

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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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GWLRXGWLIX
GGUIXGGLIX
GGLIXSTK
  
High negative correlations   
GGUIXCGFIX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Aberdeen Mutual Fund performing well and Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
GEGAX  0.77 (0.07)(0.14)(0.02) 0.94 
 1.67 
 5.28 
GEGCX  0.77 (0.07) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.69 
 5.22 
GEMRX  0.76 (0.07) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.71 
 5.33 
GWLIX  0.62 (0.15) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 1.11 
 3.22 
GWLRX  0.62 (0.15) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.12 
 3.28 
STK  0.72 (0.01)(0.03) 0.11  0.90 
 1.61 
 4.18 
CGFIX  0.15  0.00 (0.51) 0.24  0.16 
 0.23 
 0.93 
GGLIX  0.58 (0.01)(0.05) 0.11  0.70 
 1.11 
 3.77 
GGUIX  0.79  0.04  0.07  0.16  0.72 
 1.85 
 7.48 
WVCCX  0.65 (0.13) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.43 
 3.58