Sit Small Correlations

SSCDX Fund  USD 18.75  0.17  0.90%   
The current 90-days correlation between Sit Small Cap and Vanguard Financials Index is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Sit 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.

Sit Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Sit Small Cap and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sit Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Sit Small Cap. 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 consumer price index.

Moving together with Sit Mutual Fund

  0.8GDGIX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.8GDGSX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.64SSMGX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.81SDFSX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.62SDVSX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.62SDVGX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.71SESGX Sit Esg GrowthPairCorr
  0.68NBNGX Sit Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65SIBAX Sit BalancedPairCorr
  0.71IESGX Sit Esg GrowthPairCorr
  0.65SNIGX Sit Large CapPairCorr
  0.69SNGRX Sit International GrowthPairCorr
  0.92VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.92DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.89FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.89FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.79SSEYX State Street EquityPairCorr

Moving against Sit Mutual Fund

  0.35XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr

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 Sit Mutual Fund performing well and Sit 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 Sit 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.