Calvert Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Calvert Small Cap and Calvert International Equity is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Calvert 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.

Calvert Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Calvert Small Cap and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Calvert Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Calvert Mutual Fund

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Moving against Calvert Mutual Fund

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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