Schwab Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Small Cap and Sprott Gold Equity is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Schwab 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.

Schwab Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Small Cap Equity 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 Schwab Small Cap Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.88LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.88SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.81SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.88SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.64SWCRX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.85SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.84SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.61SWHRX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.96SWMCX Schwab Mid Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.87SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.85SWPRX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  0.87SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.99SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.94SWTSX Schwab Total StockPairCorr
  0.8SWYEX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.86SWYJX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.86SWYNX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  0.86SWYMX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.61SWYLX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.86SWYGX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.95SFLNX Schwab Fundamental LargePairCorr
  0.88SNXFX Schwab 1000 IndexPairCorr
  0.94VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.99PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.68SWHFX Schwab Health CarePairCorr
  0.55SWISX Schwab InternationalPairCorr
  0.47SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr
  0.44SWMIX Laudus InternationalPairCorr
  0.35SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.54SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr
  0.34SICNX Schwab InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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