Small Midcap Correlations

PMDIX Fund  USD 19.95  0.04  0.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Midcap Dividend and Gabelli Convertible And is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Small Midcap 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 Midcap Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Small Midcap Dividend Income and DJI is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Midcap Dividend Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Midcap Dividend Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.62PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.66PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.76PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.62PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.68PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.7PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.64PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.47PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.37PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.37PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.36PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.47PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.39PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.31PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Midcap 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 Midcap'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.