Royce Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Royce Small Cap and Royce Smaller Companies Growth is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Royce 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.

Royce Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

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

  0.98RPFFX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.96RSEFX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  0.96RDVIX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.93RVPHX Royce Smaller CompaniesPairCorr
  1.0RVVHX Royce Small CapPairCorr
  0.98RYDVX Royce Dividend ValuePairCorr
  0.93RYIPX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.98RYOFX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.98RYOTX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.96RYPFX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.98RYPRX Royce PremierPairCorr
  0.98RYPNX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.99RYSEX Royce Special EquityPairCorr
  0.99RYTFX Royce Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99RYTRX Royce Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93RYVPX Royce Smaller CompaniesPairCorr
  0.93RIPIX Royce InternationalPairCorr
  0.98RMCFX Royce Micro CapPairCorr
  0.99PENNX Royce Pennsylvania MutualPairCorr
  0.99VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.99UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.96UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.96UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.95ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.9IIF Morgan Stanley IndiaPairCorr
  0.94CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.69IFN India ClosedPairCorr
  0.94ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.9CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.86CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.94USA Liberty All Star Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.95ETY Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.97NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.97CNSDX Invesco Vertible SecPairCorr
  0.85PFRMX Pimco Inflation ResponsePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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