Wasatch Long/short Correlations

WALSX Fund  USD 15.37  0.01  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Wasatch Longshort Alpha and Wasatch Small Cap is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Wasatch Long/short 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.

Wasatch Long/short Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Wasatch Longshort Alpha and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Wasatch Longshort Alpha and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.64WAAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.73WAGSX Wasatch Global SelectPairCorr
  0.77WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.61WAMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.65WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.66WAUSX Wasatch Select InvestorPairCorr
  0.73WGICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.69WGGSX Wasatch Global SelectPairCorr
  0.65WGMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.61WGMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  1.0WGLSX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.67WGROX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.64WIAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.73WICVX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.67WIGRX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.77WIGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.73WMCVX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.74WMICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.72NLSCX Neuberger Berman LongPairCorr
  0.7NLSAX Neuberger Berman LongPairCorr

Moving against Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.51WHOSX Wasatch HoisingtonPairCorr
  0.39GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr

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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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WAESXWAEMX
WAINXWAIOX
WAFMXWAEMX
WAGOXWAAEX
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Wasatch Mutual Fund performing well and Wasatch Long/short 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 Wasatch Long/short'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
WAAEX  0.90  0.07  0.11  0.17  0.79 
 2.11 
 6.04 
WAEMX  0.69 (0.13) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.23 
 4.11 
WAESX  0.73 (0.11) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.27 
 4.40 
WAGSX  0.68 (0.02)(0.04) 0.09  0.71 
 1.55 
 3.50 
WAGOX  0.76  0.01  0.00  0.12  0.73 
 1.56 
 3.97 
WAFMX  0.50 (0.10) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.10 
 2.78 
WAGCX  1.59  0.19  0.05  1.04  1.73 
 4.40 
 11.51 
WAIOX  0.78 (0.11) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.61 
 4.18 
WAINX  0.73 (0.07) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.48 
 4.61 
WAISX  0.67 (0.05)(0.11) 0.04  0.80 
 1.25 
 3.63