Small Cap Correlations

SCRYX Fund  USD 15.02  0.04  0.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Core and Ab Global E is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Small Cap 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Core and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Core and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Core. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.9SCAVX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  0.85SCCVX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  0.86SCRSX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  1.0SCRZX Small Cap CorePairCorr
  0.98SCYVX Ab Small CapPairCorr
  0.81APGZX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.81APGYX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.81APGAX Ab Large CapPairCorr
  0.81APGCX Ab Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.54ANACX Ab Global BondPairCorr
  0.53ANAGX Ab Global BondPairCorr
  0.52ANAIX Ab Global BondPairCorr
  0.51ANAZX Ab Global BondPairCorr
  0.51ANAYX Ab Global BondPairCorr
  0.33ANBIX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.32AMNCX Ab Minnesota PortfolioPairCorr
  0.32AMNAX Ab Minnesota PortfolioPairCorr
  0.54STHAX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr
  0.53STHYX Ab Sustainable ThematicPairCorr
  0.31AOHCX Ab Ohio PortfolioPairCorr
  0.43CIAGX Ab Centrated InternaPairCorr
  0.38ARECX Ab Global RealPairCorr
  0.33AREAX Ab Global RealPairCorr

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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 Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Cap 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 Small Cap'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
GCEAX  0.56 (0.07)(0.14) 0.03  0.70 
 0.94 
 3.45 
GCECX  0.54  0.04 (0.13) 2.13  0.58 
 0.95 
 3.44 
GCEYX  0.55 (0.03)(0.12) 0.08  0.58 
 0.98 
 3.44 
AMNCX  0.14  0.00 (0.43) 0.00  0.18 
 0.31 
 1.15 
AMNAX  0.13 (0.01)(0.44)(0.14) 0.18 
 0.31 
 1.15 
AMTAX  0.46 (0.01)(0.15) 0.11  0.55 
 0.98 
 2.33 
AMTZX  0.44  0.05 (0.12) 1.09  0.46 
 0.99 
 2.26 
AMTYX  0.43  0.05 (0.12) 0.76  0.45 
 0.98 
 2.33 
AMTOX  0.46 (0.01)(0.14) 0.11  0.54 
 1.00 
 2.38 
ANAZX  0.19  0.00 (0.49) 0.66  0.20 
 0.29 
 1.01