Schwab Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Small Cap and Schwab International Index is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Schwab 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.

Schwab Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Schwab Small Cap Index and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Small Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.98LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.62SWBRX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  0.62SWCGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  0.98SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.77SWBGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  0.81SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.69SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.85SWEGX Schwab Markettrack AllPairCorr
  0.7SWCRX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.69SWGRX Schwab Target 2015PairCorr
  0.86SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.84SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.84SWHGX Schwab Markettrack GrowthPairCorr
  0.72SWHRX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.98SWMCX Schwab Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87SWMRX Schwab Target 2045PairCorr
  0.98SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.98SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.85SWLVX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.88SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.87SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.88SWQRX Schwab Target 2065PairCorr
  0.87SWPRX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  0.97SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  1.0SWSCX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.98SWTSX Schwab Total StockPairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.69SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.87SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr
  0.56SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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