Jacob Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Jacob Small Cap and Jacob Micro Cap is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Jacob 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.

Jacob Small Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Jacob Small Cap and DJI is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Jacob 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 Jacob 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 price.

Moving together with Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.96JAMFX Jacob InternetPairCorr
  1.0JSIGX Jacob Small CapPairCorr
  0.98JMCGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.94VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.92VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.92TNHIX 1290 High YieldPairCorr
  0.93PRWAX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.88DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.87ADX Adams Diversified EquityPairCorr
  0.76TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.87VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.7DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.87VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.86CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.77PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.73NSBFX Nuveen Santa BarbaraPairCorr
  0.71FMAGX Fidelity MagellanPairCorr
  0.94GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.72MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.91VIGIX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.8DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.87FLCNX Fidelity ContrafundPairCorr
  0.74JHEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.73NEXTX Shelton Green AlphaPairCorr

Moving against Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.45NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.43PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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