Small Cap Correlations

ANONX Fund  USD 19.83  1.71  9.44%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Growth and Mid Cap Value is 0.8 (i.e., Very 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Growth and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Growth. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.66AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.96AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.95AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.98TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.97TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.97TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.98TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.66AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.68AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.66AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.98TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.98TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.83TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.98TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.98TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.78TWSCX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.88TWSAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.84TWSMX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.97TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.98TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.98TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.88TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.86TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.84TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.62CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.85TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.86TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.37ANTUX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr

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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
AMDVX  0.83  0.00  0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.25 
 6.57 
AMEIX  0.97 (0.25) 0.00 (0.48) 0.00 
 1.41 
 7.54 
AMGIX  0.86 (0.04) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.14 
 7.00 
CDBCX  0.26  0.00  0.19  0.00  0.32 
 0.56 
 2.09 
AMKIX  1.00 (0.05) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.64 
 8.03 
TWACX  0.10  0.01  0.64 (0.74) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.67 
TWADX  0.79  0.02  0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.12 
 7.02 
TWCCX  1.44 (0.10) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 2.41 
 8.85 
TWCAX  1.40 (0.09) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 2.40 
 8.52 
TWCIX  1.40 (0.08) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 2.41 
 8.51