Sit Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sit Small Cap and Champlain Small is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Sit 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.

Sit Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Sit 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 Sit Small Cap 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 Sit 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Sit Mutual Fund

  0.72GDGIX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.71GDGSX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.98SSMGX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.95SDFSX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.89SDVSX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.89SDVGX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.81SESGX Sit Esg GrowthPairCorr
  0.92NBNGX Sit Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89SIBAX Sit BalancedPairCorr
  0.87IESGX Sit Esg GrowthPairCorr
  0.85SNIGX Sit Large CapPairCorr
  0.92VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.92DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.95PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.82FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.73FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.95GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.62GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.71GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.84GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr
  0.89VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Sit Mutual Fund

  0.63SNGYX Sit Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.58SNGVX Sit U SPairCorr
  0.56SQIFX Sit Quality IncomePairCorr
  0.38SQIYX Sit Mutual FundsPairCorr
  0.75GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.52GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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